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
¥1,005
|
$13.86
SEK152.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
|
pay 66.6% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
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