Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 20.8% more expensive than Lisbon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.2% more in Stockholm
- Groceries
-
pay 34.3% more in Stockholm
- Transportation
-
pay 70.3% more in Stockholm
- Housing
-
pay 1.9% more in Stockholm
- Childcare
-
pay 68.7% less in Stockholm
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.3% more in Stockholm
- Clothing
-
pay 27.1% more in Stockholm
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Stockholm are more expensive than in Lisbon.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.56
|
$13.86
SEK138.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.87
|
$10.16
SEK101.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.56
SEK25.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$2.13
SEK21.32
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.36
|
$2.66
SEK26.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.13
|
$5.29
SEK52.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$5.43
SEK54.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.74
|
$3.82
SEK38.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.04
|
$5.15
SEK51.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.95
|
$1.38
SEK13.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$1.10
SEK10.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.36
SEK13.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.78
SEK17.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.71
SEK7.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.79
SEK7.90
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.63
|
$6.67
SEK66.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€39.42
|
$94.22
SEK943.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€29,564.52
|
$28,544.48
SEK285,809.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.07
|
$27.62
SEK276.56
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€36.69
|
$33.49
SEK335.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,392.31
|
$1,542.54
SEK15,445.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€984.43
|
$965.24
SEK9,664.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€97.63
|
$139.65
SEK1,398.27
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€530.00
|
$144.54
SEK1,447.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,023.96
|
$5,727.37
SEK57,346.92
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.96
|
$7.30
SEK73.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.40
|
$4.27
SEK42.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
$6.56
SEK65.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€39.00
|
$39.99
SEK400.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.88
|
$15.61
SEK156.32
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€79.61
|
$90.26
SEK903.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€34.60
|
$43.14
SEK431.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€75.85
|
$106.21
SEK1,063.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€99.69
|
$174.28
SEK1,745.07
|
|
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