Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 1.6% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of France, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.67
|
$13.91
SEK146.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
$9.60
SEK101.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$2.35
SEK24.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$2.03
SEK21.34
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.73
SEK28.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.43
|
$5.25
SEK55.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$5.52
SEK58.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$4.04
SEK42.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.87
|
$5.26
SEK55.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.40
SEK14.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.10
SEK11.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.40
SEK14.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$2.00
SEK21.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.70
SEK7.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.81
SEK8.58
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.84
|
$6.93
SEK72.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.61
|
$94.59
SEK996.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
$28,656.21
SEK301,752.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.00
|
$27.82
SEK292.96
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
$29.19
SEK307.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€717.55
|
$1,509.41
SEK15,894.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€563.35
|
$932.71
SEK9,821.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
$115.02
SEK1,211.20
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€651.81
|
$136.93
SEK1,441.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
$6,986.40
SEK73,567.45
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.69
|
$6.96
SEK73.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$4.14
SEK43.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
$6.58
SEK69.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.20
|
$38.94
SEK410.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.90
|
$14.33
SEK150.88
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.00
|
$78.29
SEK824.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.44
|
$42.00
SEK442.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.09
|
$94.17
SEK991.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.61
|
$140.31
SEK1,477.44
|
|
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