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
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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
€18.42
|
$13.86
SEK132.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€10.86
|
$10.16
SEK97.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.12
|
$2.56
SEK24.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.24
|
$2.13
SEK20.42
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.78
|
$2.66
SEK25.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.08
|
$5.29
SEK50.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.26
|
$5.43
SEK52.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.14
|
$3.82
SEK36.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.19
|
$5.15
SEK49.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$1.38
SEK13.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$1.10
SEK10.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$1.36
SEK13.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.58
|
$1.78
SEK17.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$0.71
SEK6.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.28
|
$0.79
SEK7.57
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.53
|
$6.67
SEK63.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.78
|
$94.22
SEK903.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€40,780.31
|
$28,544.48
SEK273,781.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.95
|
$27.62
SEK264.92
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€53.84
|
$33.49
SEK321.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,124.79
|
$1,542.54
SEK14,795.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,666.88
|
$965.24
SEK9,257.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€207.13
|
$139.65
SEK1,339.42
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,841.74
|
$144.54
SEK1,386.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€37,661.16
|
$5,727.37
SEK54,933.51
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.56
|
$7.30
SEK70.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.83
|
$4.27
SEK40.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.81
|
$6.56
SEK62.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€454.53
|
$39.99
SEK383.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.33
|
$15.61
SEK149.74
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€153.71
|
$90.26
SEK865.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€66.35
|
$43.14
SEK413.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€193.15
|
$106.21
SEK1,018.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€551.58
|
$174.28
SEK1,671.63
|
|
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