Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 4.1% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of France, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$12.41
kr131.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$8.59
kr90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.29
kr24.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$2.03
kr21.50
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$2.82
kr29.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$5.04
kr53.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$5.61
kr59.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$3.90
kr41.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$5.39
kr56.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.37
kr14.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.19
kr12.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.24
kr13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.86
kr19.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.64
kr6.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.62
kr6.54
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$7.93
kr83.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$92.63
kr978.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$28,647.00
kr302,738.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$30.46
kr321.91
|
|
pay 33.8% more for housing
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$32.68
kr345.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$1,446.54
kr15,286.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$1,036.91
kr10,957.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$93.97
kr993.09
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$134.04
kr1,416.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$8,355.38
kr88,298.77
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$7.16
kr75.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$3.92
kr41.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$6.68
kr70.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$44.67
kr472.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$14.32
kr151.37
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
France
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$85.80
kr906.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$40.11
kr423.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$97.88
kr1,034.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$130.15
kr1,375.40
|
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