Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 9.8% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.64
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.71
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.18
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.59
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.43
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.13
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€538.26
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.56
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.45
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.89
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€115.13
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
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