Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 7.3% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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