Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 5.1% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.46
|
$12.41
kr135.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
$8.59
kr93.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$2.29
kr24.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.03
kr22.16
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$2.82
kr30.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$5.04
kr54.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$5.61
kr61.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$3.90
kr42.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$5.39
kr58.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.37
kr14.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.19
kr12.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.24
kr13.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.86
kr20.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.64
kr7.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.62
kr6.74
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
Helsinki
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.16
|
$7.93
kr86.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.81
|
$92.63
kr1,008.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
$28,647.00
kr311,945.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.01
|
$30.46
kr331.70
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
$32.68
kr355.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
$1,446.54
kr15,751.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€786.13
|
$1,036.91
kr11,291.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
$93.97
kr1,023.29
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.81
|
$134.04
kr1,459.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
$8,355.38
kr90,984.02
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.97
|
$7.16
kr77.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$3.92
kr42.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
$6.68
kr72.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.83
|
$44.67
kr486.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.88
|
$14.32
kr155.97
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
$85.80
kr934.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
$40.11
kr436.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
$97.88
kr1,065.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.95
|
$130.15
kr1,417.23
|
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