Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 44.2% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Greece, you would:
pay 54.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$12.41
SEK133.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$8.59
SEK92.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.29
SEK24.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.03
SEK21.95
|
|
pay 51.7% more for groceries
Greece
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.82
SEK30.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$5.04
SEK54.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$5.61
SEK60.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$3.90
SEK42.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$5.39
SEK58.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.37
SEK14.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.19
SEK12.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.24
SEK13.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.86
SEK20.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.64
SEK6.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.62
SEK6.68
|
|
pay 70.8% more for transportation
Greece
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$7.93
SEK85.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$92.63
SEK999.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$28,647.00
SEK309,031.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$30.46
SEK328.60
|
|
pay 93.6% more for housing
Greece
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$32.68
SEK352.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$1,446.54
SEK15,604.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$1,036.91
SEK11,185.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$93.97
SEK1,013.73
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Greece
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$134.04
SEK1,445.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$8,355.38
SEK90,134.24
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$7.16
SEK77.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.92
SEK42.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$6.68
SEK72.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$44.67
SEK481.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$14.32
SEK154.52
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Greece
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$85.80
SEK925.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$40.11
SEK432.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$97.88
SEK1,055.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$130.15
SEK1,403.99
|
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