Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 64.1% more expensive than Bucharest.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.1% more in Stockholm
- Groceries
-
pay 63.1% more in Stockholm
- Transportation
-
pay 3.1 times more in Stockholm
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Stockholm
- Childcare
-
pay 59.3% less in Stockholm
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.3% more in Stockholm
- Clothing
-
pay 28.0% more in Stockholm
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Stockholm are more expensive than in Bucharest. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Stockholm.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON52.79
|
$13.86
SEK132.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON33.59
|
$10.16
SEK97.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON8.90
|
$2.56
SEK24.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON9.82
|
$2.13
SEK20.42
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.23
|
$2.66
SEK25.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON20.15
|
$5.29
SEK50.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON28.25
|
$5.43
SEK52.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON14.60
|
$3.82
SEK36.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON13.76
|
$5.15
SEK49.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.61
|
$1.38
SEK13.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.43
|
$1.10
SEK10.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.35
|
$1.36
SEK13.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON3.92
|
$1.78
SEK17.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.26
|
$0.71
SEK6.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.96
|
$0.79
SEK7.57
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON27.14
|
$6.67
SEK63.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON76.78
|
$94.22
SEK903.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON115,828.28
|
$28,544.48
SEK273,781.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON25.91
|
$27.62
SEK264.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON41.67
|
$33.49
SEK321.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,681.27
|
$1,542.54
SEK14,795.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,769.42
|
$965.24
SEK9,257.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON579.37
|
$139.65
SEK1,339.42
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,351.70
|
$144.54
SEK1,386.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON47,357.62
|
$5,727.37
SEK54,933.51
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON14.40
|
$7.30
SEK70.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.11
|
$4.27
SEK40.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON26.63
|
$6.56
SEK62.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON222.02
|
$39.99
SEK383.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON38.39
|
$15.61
SEK149.74
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON349.29
|
$90.26
SEK865.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON176.74
|
$43.14
SEK413.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON382.83
|
$106.21
SEK1,018.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON471.28
|
$174.28
SEK1,671.63
|
|
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