Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 37.7% more expensive than Warsaw.
- Restaurants
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pay 29.8% more in Stockholm
- Groceries
-
pay 74.9% more in Stockholm
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Stockholm
- Housing
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pay 29.3% more in Stockholm
- Childcare
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pay 63.0% less in Stockholm
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.2% more in Stockholm
- Clothing
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pay 23.9% more in Stockholm
The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Stockholm are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Stockholm.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN36.15
|
$13.86
SEK133.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN31.63
|
$10.16
SEK98.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.55
|
$2.56
SEK24.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.54
|
$2.13
SEK20.58
|
|
pay 74.9% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN3.98
|
$2.66
SEK25.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN15.92
|
$5.29
SEK51.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN13.86
|
$5.43
SEK52.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN11.04
|
$3.82
SEK36.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN9.27
|
$5.15
SEK49.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.66
|
$1.38
SEK13.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.73
|
$1.10
SEK10.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.00
|
$1.36
SEK13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.07
|
$1.78
SEK17.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.51
|
$0.71
SEK6.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.71
|
$0.79
SEK7.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN22.64
|
$6.67
SEK64.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN99.41
|
$94.22
SEK910.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN112,241.37
|
$28,544.48
SEK275,953.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN28.92
|
$27.62
SEK267.02
|
|
pay 29.3% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN62.80
|
$33.49
SEK323.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN3,908.50
|
$1,542.54
SEK14,912.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,040.20
|
$965.24
SEK9,331.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN819.77
|
$139.65
SEK1,350.05
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN1,854.65
|
$144.54
SEK1,397.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN45,943.97
|
$5,727.37
SEK55,369.36
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN13.56
|
$7.30
SEK70.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN13.37
|
$4.27
SEK41.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN17.40
|
$6.56
SEK63.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN154.30
|
$39.99
SEK386.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN31.63
|
$15.61
SEK150.93
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN326.68
|
$90.26
SEK872.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN151.77
|
$43.14
SEK417.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN322.57
|
$106.21
SEK1,026.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN373.16
|
$174.28
SEK1,684.90
|
|
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