Cost of living comparison
London is 2.7 times more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in London instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.15
|
$25.83
£20.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK111.57
|
$10.33
£8.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.38
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.16
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
$5.65
£4.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
$6.31
£5.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.50
|
$4.26
£3.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.21
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.79
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.67
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 60.1% more for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.26
|
$7.39
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,034.59
|
$258.31
£204.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK313,421.25
|
$36,531.14
£28,938.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK303.28
|
$35.26
£27.93
|
|
pay 77.7% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK367.73
|
$41.63
£32.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK16,937.29
|
$2,834.46
£2,245.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,598.41
|
$2,063.73
£1,634.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.35
|
$263.90
£209.05
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,587.08
|
$2,333.60
£1,848.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK62,887.11
|
$27,892.30
£22,095.53
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.13
|
$8.27
£6.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK46.90
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.02
|
$19.76
£15.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK439.05
|
$65.66
£52.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK171.42
|
$16.14
£12.79
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK991.12
|
$96.94
£76.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK473.69
|
$50.55
£40.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.19
|
$114.87
£91.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,913.66
|
$135.36
£107.23
|
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