Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 6.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.75
|
$13.91
SEK146.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.02
|
$9.60
SEK101.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.02
|
$2.35
SEK24.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$2.03
SEK21.34
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.73
SEK28.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$5.25
SEK55.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$5.52
SEK58.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$4.04
SEK42.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$5.26
SEK55.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.40
SEK14.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.10
SEK11.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.40
SEK14.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$2.00
SEK21.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.70
SEK7.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.81
SEK8.58
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.66
|
$6.93
SEK72.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.37
|
$94.59
SEK996.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,050.49
|
$28,656.21
SEK301,752.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.19
|
$27.82
SEK292.96
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Ireland
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.34
|
$29.19
SEK307.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,280.66
|
$1,509.41
SEK15,894.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,076.65
|
$932.71
SEK9,821.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.78
|
$115.02
SEK1,211.20
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,014.62
|
$136.93
SEK1,441.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,879.71
|
$6,986.40
SEK73,567.45
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.54
|
$6.96
SEK73.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$4.14
SEK43.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.18
|
$6.58
SEK69.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.73
|
$38.94
SEK410.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.25
|
$14.33
SEK150.88
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.99
|
$78.29
SEK824.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.19
|
$42.00
SEK442.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.68
|
$94.17
SEK991.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.79
|
$140.31
SEK1,477.44
|
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