Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 8.5% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Germany, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$12.41
kr135.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$8.59
kr93.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$2.29
kr24.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$2.03
kr22.21
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
Germany
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$2.82
kr30.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$5.04
kr54.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$5.61
kr61.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$3.90
kr42.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$5.39
kr58.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.37
kr14.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.19
kr12.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.24
kr13.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.86
kr20.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.64
kr7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.62
kr6.75
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Germany
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$7.93
kr86.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$92.63
kr1,010.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$28,647.00
kr312,643.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$30.46
kr332.44
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
Germany
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$32.68
kr356.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$1,446.54
kr15,787.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$1,036.91
kr11,316.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$93.97
kr1,025.58
|
|
pay 44.3% less for childcare
Germany
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$134.04
kr1,462.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$8,355.38
kr91,187.65
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$7.16
kr78.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$3.92
kr42.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$6.68
kr72.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$44.67
kr487.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$14.32
kr156.32
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Germany
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$85.80
kr936.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$40.11
kr437.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$97.88
kr1,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$130.15
kr1,420.40
|
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