Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 19.8% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Rome, you would:
pay 21.3% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.31
|
$13.86
SEK152.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
$10.16
SEK111.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.13
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$2.13
SEK23.38
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
$2.66
SEK29.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.67
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.90
|
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.58
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.66
|
$5.15
SEK56.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.38
SEK15.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.04
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.71
SEK7.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$0.79
SEK8.67
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.81
|
$6.67
SEK73.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.72
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,513.32
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,421.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.33
|
$27.62
SEK303.28
|
|
pay 13.6% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€28.05
|
$33.49
SEK367.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,123.89
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,937.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€726.62
|
$965.24
SEK10,598.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€159.27
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.35
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€484.51
|
$144.54
SEK1,587.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,989.22
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,887.11
|
|
pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.10
|
$7.30
SEK80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$4.27
SEK46.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.12
|
$6.56
SEK72.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.53
|
$39.99
SEK439.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.21
|
$15.61
SEK171.42
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.31
|
$90.26
SEK991.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.27
|
$43.14
SEK473.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.48
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€97.43
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.66
|
|
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