Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 18.3% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Paris, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.88
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.80
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.65
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.13
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.60
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.99
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.42
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.69
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.05
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.26
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€87.82
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,000.79
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.56
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€31.92
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,296.65
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,002.77
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€178.64
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€717.21
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,119.24
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.09
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.60
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€98.45
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.16
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€105.78
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€141.28
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
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