Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 33.4% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Athens, you would:
pay 76.2% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.98
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.32
|
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 77.5% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.32
|
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.77
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
|
pay 52.5% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€608.52
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€534.34
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€444.10
|
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.55
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.33
|
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€110.63
|
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
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