Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 3.5% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$12.41
SEK134.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$8.59
SEK93.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$2.29
SEK24.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$2.03
SEK22.11
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.82
SEK30.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$5.04
SEK54.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$5.61
SEK60.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
$3.90
SEK42.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.57
|
$5.39
SEK58.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.37
SEK14.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.19
SEK12.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.24
SEK13.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$1.86
SEK20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.64
SEK7.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.62
SEK6.72
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$7.93
SEK86.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.70
|
$92.63
SEK1,006.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
$28,647.00
SEK311,217.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.32
|
$30.46
SEK330.93
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Berlin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
$32.68
SEK355.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
$1,446.54
SEK15,715.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€926.88
|
$1,036.91
SEK11,264.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
$93.97
SEK1,020.90
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.16
|
$134.04
SEK1,456.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
$8,355.38
SEK90,771.80
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$7.16
SEK77.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$3.92
SEK42.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$6.68
SEK72.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.71
|
$44.67
SEK485.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$14.32
SEK155.61
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
$85.80
SEK932.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
$40.11
SEK435.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
$97.88
SEK1,063.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.69
|
$130.15
SEK1,413.92
|
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