Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 34.6% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Athens, you would:
pay 68.9% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$12.41
SEK133.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$8.59
SEK92.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$2.29
SEK24.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$2.03
SEK21.95
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.82
SEK30.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.08
|
$5.04
SEK54.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.56
|
$5.61
SEK60.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
$3.90
SEK42.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$5.39
SEK58.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.37
SEK14.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.19
SEK12.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.24
SEK13.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.86
SEK20.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.64
SEK6.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.62
SEK6.68
|
|
pay 89.9% more for transportation
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$7.93
SEK85.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$92.63
SEK999.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
$28,647.00
SEK309,031.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.62
|
$30.46
SEK328.60
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
$32.68
SEK352.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€514.05
|
$1,446.54
SEK15,604.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.58
|
$1,036.91
SEK11,185.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
$93.97
SEK1,013.73
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€453.30
|
$134.04
SEK1,445.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
$8,355.38
SEK90,134.24
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$7.16
SEK77.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.42
|
$3.92
SEK42.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$6.68
SEK72.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.54
|
$44.67
SEK481.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$14.32
SEK154.52
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Athens
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
$85.80
SEK925.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
$40.11
SEK432.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
$97.88
SEK1,055.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.39
|
$130.15
SEK1,403.99
|
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