Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 9.9% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Stockholm
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$12.41
kr135.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$8.59
kr93.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$2.29
kr24.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$2.03
kr22.16
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$2.82
kr30.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.46
|
$5.04
kr54.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$5.61
kr61.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.68
|
$3.90
kr42.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$5.39
kr58.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.37
kr14.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.19
kr12.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.24
kr13.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$1.86
kr20.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.64
kr7.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.62
kr6.74
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$7.93
kr86.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.48
|
$92.63
kr1,008.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,083.57
|
$28,647.00
kr311,945.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.85
|
$30.46
kr331.70
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.91
|
$32.68
kr355.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,679.61
|
$1,446.54
kr15,751.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,473.44
|
$1,036.91
kr11,291.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.33
|
$93.97
kr1,023.29
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,613.15
|
$134.04
kr1,459.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,734.76
|
$8,355.38
kr90,984.02
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$7.16
kr77.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$3.92
kr42.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.43
|
$6.68
kr72.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.01
|
$44.67
kr486.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$14.32
kr155.97
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.87
|
$85.80
kr934.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.58
|
$40.11
kr436.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.04
|
$97.88
kr1,065.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.72
|
$130.15
kr1,417.23
|
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