Cost of living comparison
London is 2.7 times more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in London instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$25.22
£19.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$4.74
£3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$6.34
£4.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$7.20
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$252.24
£198.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$25.33
£19.93
|
|
pay 94.4% more for housing
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
|
pay 59.8% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$8.20
£6.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$4.56
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$58.95
£46.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$123.32
£97.06
|
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