Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 33.2% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.6% less in Stockholm
- Groceries
-
pay 18.5% less in Stockholm
- Transportation
-
pay 68.8% more in Stockholm
- Housing
-
pay 62.9% less in Stockholm
- Childcare
-
pay 89.8% less in Stockholm
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 34.4% less in Stockholm
- Clothing
-
pay 53.7% less in Stockholm
Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Stockholm.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€18.10
|
$13.86
SEK131.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€10.67
|
$10.16
SEK96.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.05
|
$2.56
SEK24.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.13
|
$2.13
SEK20.18
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.68
|
$2.66
SEK25.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€6.96
|
$5.29
SEK50.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.15
|
$5.43
SEK51.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.08
|
$3.82
SEK36.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.12
|
$5.15
SEK48.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.79
|
$1.38
SEK13.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.05
|
$1.10
SEK10.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.05
|
$1.36
SEK12.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.56
|
$1.78
SEK16.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.82
|
$0.71
SEK6.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.26
|
$0.79
SEK7.48
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.40
|
$6.67
SEK63.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.42
|
$94.22
SEK893.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€40,067.56
|
$28,544.48
SEK270,597.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.63
|
$27.62
SEK261.84
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€52.89
|
$33.49
SEK317.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,000.27
|
$1,542.54
SEK14,623.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,567.84
|
$965.24
SEK9,150.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€203.51
|
$139.65
SEK1,323.84
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,809.55
|
$144.54
SEK1,370.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€37,002.93
|
$5,727.37
SEK54,294.62
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.42
|
$7.30
SEK69.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.73
|
$4.27
SEK40.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.60
|
$6.56
SEK62.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€446.59
|
$39.99
SEK379.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.14
|
$15.61
SEK148.00
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€151.03
|
$90.26
SEK855.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€65.19
|
$43.14
SEK408.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€189.77
|
$106.21
SEK1,006.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€541.94
|
$174.28
SEK1,652.19
|
|
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