Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 14.6% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Stockholm
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.56
|
$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) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$2.29
kr24.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$2.03
kr22.16
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$2.82
kr30.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.80
|
$5.04
kr54.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.92
|
$5.61
kr61.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.51
|
$3.90
kr42.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$5.39
kr58.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.37
kr14.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.19
kr12.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.24
kr13.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.86
kr20.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.64
kr7.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.62
kr6.74
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Dublin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.39
|
$7.93
kr86.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.34
|
$92.63
kr1,008.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,513.75
|
$28,647.00
kr311,945.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$30.46
kr331.70
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Dublin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.47
|
$32.68
kr355.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,997.65
|
$1,446.54
kr15,751.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,714.89
|
$1,036.91
kr11,291.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.02
|
$93.97
kr1,023.29
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,267.16
|
$134.04
kr1,459.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,606.63
|
$8,355.38
kr90,984.02
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.17
|
$7.16
kr77.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$3.92
kr42.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.93
|
$6.68
kr72.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.00
|
$44.67
kr486.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$14.32
kr155.97
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.72
|
$85.80
kr934.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.62
|
$40.11
kr436.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.30
|
$97.88
kr1,065.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.65
|
$130.15
kr1,417.23
|
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