Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 8.5% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Austria, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.14
|
$12.41
SEK135.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$8.59
SEK94.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$2.29
SEK25.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$2.03
SEK22.29
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Austria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$2.82
SEK30.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$5.04
SEK55.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$5.61
SEK61.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$3.90
SEK42.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$5.39
SEK59.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.37
SEK14.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.19
SEK13.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.24
SEK13.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.86
SEK20.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.64
SEK7.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.62
SEK6.78
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
Austria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$7.93
SEK86.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.95
|
$92.63
SEK1,014.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
$28,647.00
SEK313,817.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.50
|
$30.46
SEK333.69
|
|
pay 22.7% more for housing
Austria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
$32.68
SEK357.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.40
|
$1,446.54
SEK15,846.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.93
|
$1,036.91
SEK11,358.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
$93.97
SEK1,029.43
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.14
|
$134.04
SEK1,468.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
$8,355.38
SEK91,530.00
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$7.16
SEK78.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$3.92
SEK42.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$6.68
SEK73.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.82
|
$44.67
SEK489.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$14.32
SEK156.91
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Austria
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
$85.80
SEK939.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
$40.11
SEK439.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
$97.88
SEK1,072.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.24
|
$130.15
SEK1,425.73
|
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