Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 12.4% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
SEK133.91
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
SEK92.71
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
SEK24.66
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.95
|
$2.39
€2.22
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
SEK30.38
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
SEK54.35
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
SEK60.52
|
$5.11
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
SEK42.03
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
SEK58.15
|
$4.93
€4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
SEK14.75
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK12.84
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
SEK13.36
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SEK20.09
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SEK6.95
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SEK6.68
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
SEK85.51
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
SEK999.20
|
$93.45
€86.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
SEK309,031.68
|
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
SEK328.60
|
$22.98
€21.34
|
|
pay 52.7% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
SEK352.53
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
SEK15,604.63
|
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
SEK11,185.75
|
$999.06
€927.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
SEK1,013.73
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
SEK1,445.96
|
$210.36
€195.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
SEK90,134.24
|
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
SEK77.26
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
SEK42.23
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
SEK72.11
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
SEK481.93
|
$41.73
€38.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
SEK154.52
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
SEK925.56
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
SEK432.64
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
SEK1,055.85
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
SEK1,403.99
|
$118.23
€109.79
|
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