Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 32.1% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
|
pay 19.3% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
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