Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 26.0% more expensive than Sweden overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.0% more in Stockholm
- Groceries
-
pay 8.2% more in Stockholm
- Transportation
-
pay 18.5% more in Stockholm
- Housing
-
pay 57.3% more in Stockholm
- Childcare
-
pay 50.4% more in Stockholm
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.6% more in Stockholm
- Clothing
-
pay 25.1% more in Stockholm
The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Stockholm are more expensive than in Sweden.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK116.54
|
$13.86
SEK135.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK92.45
|
$10.16
SEK99.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK19.96
|
$2.56
SEK25.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK18.85
|
$2.13
SEK20.82
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK24.31
|
$2.66
SEK25.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK50.70
|
$5.29
SEK51.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK53.14
|
$5.43
SEK53.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK36.57
|
$3.82
SEK37.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK45.73
|
$5.15
SEK50.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK11.65
|
$1.38
SEK13.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK10.33
|
$1.10
SEK10.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK11.10
|
$1.36
SEK13.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK16.91
|
$1.78
SEK17.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK6.59
|
$0.71
SEK6.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK6.86
|
$0.79
SEK7.72
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK64.89
|
$6.67
SEK65.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK665.96
|
$94.22
SEK921.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK262,562.62
|
$28,544.48
SEK279,125.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK209.90
|
$27.62
SEK270.09
|
|
pay 57.3% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK296.17
|
$33.49
SEK327.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK8,035.34
|
$1,542.54
SEK15,083.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK6,274.16
|
$965.24
SEK9,438.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK756.60
|
$139.65
SEK1,365.56
|
|
pay 50.4% more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,195.68
|
$144.54
SEK1,413.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK30,663.23
|
$5,727.37
SEK56,005.68
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK64.95
|
$7.30
SEK71.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK37.01
|
$4.27
SEK41.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK62.66
|
$6.56
SEK64.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK378.42
|
$39.99
SEK391.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK139.21
|
$15.61
SEK152.66
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK773.45
|
$90.26
SEK882.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK347.73
|
$43.14
SEK421.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK825.53
|
$106.21
SEK1,038.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,223.69
|
$174.28
SEK1,704.26
|
|
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