Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 37.5% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.5% less in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 55.6% less in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 25.8% less in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 61.8% less in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 84.2% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 6.9% less in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 5.0% less in Sweden
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$11.92
SEK120.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$9.45
SEK95.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$2.04
SEK20.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.93
SEK19.53
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$2.49
SEK25.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$5.18
SEK52.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$5.43
SEK55.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$3.74
SEK37.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$4.68
SEK47.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$1.19
SEK12.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.06
SEK10.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$1.13
SEK11.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.73
SEK17.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.67
SEK6.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.70
SEK7.11
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$6.64
SEK67.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$68.10
SEK689.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$26,850.74
SEK271,982.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$21.47
SEK217.43
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$30.29
SEK306.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$821.73
SEK8,323.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$641.62
SEK6,499.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$77.37
SEK783.74
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$122.27
SEK1,238.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$3,135.75
SEK31,763.30
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$6.64
SEK67.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$3.78
SEK38.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$6.41
SEK64.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$38.70
SEK392.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$14.24
SEK144.21
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$79.10
SEK801.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$35.56
SEK360.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$84.42
SEK855.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$125.14
SEK1,267.59
|
|
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