Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 33.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay 66.6% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
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