Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 81.8% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Stockholm
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$12.41
kr135.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$8.59
kr93.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$2.29
kr24.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$2.03
kr22.13
|
|
pay 57.3% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$2.82
kr30.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$5.04
kr54.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
$5.61
kr61.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$3.90
kr42.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$5.39
kr58.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.37
kr14.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$1.19
kr12.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$1.24
kr13.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$1.86
kr20.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.64
kr7.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.62
kr6.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
$7.93
kr86.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
$92.63
kr1,007.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
$28,647.00
kr311,559.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
$30.46
kr331.29
|
|
pay 65.0% more for housing
Beijing
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
$32.68
kr355.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
$1,446.54
kr15,732.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
$1,036.91
kr11,277.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
$93.97
kr1,022.02
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
$134.04
kr1,457.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
$8,355.38
kr90,871.39
|
|
pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$7.16
kr77.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
$3.92
kr42.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$6.68
kr72.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
$44.67
kr485.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
$14.32
kr155.78
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
$85.80
kr933.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
$40.11
kr436.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
$97.88
kr1,064.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
$130.15
kr1,415.47
|
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