Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 15.8% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 41.2% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 5.3% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 52.6% less in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.5% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 30.1% more in Stockholm

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Stockholm are more expensive than in Lisbon.

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Stockholm vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockholm instead of Lisbon, you would:

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Lisbon	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$17.99 SEK178.38	+7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$11.90 SEK117.93	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$3.66 SEK36.32	+59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$3.09 SEK30.60	+81.6%
Average			+17.1%

Lisbon vs. Stockholm - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.2% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$3.97 SEK39.36	+111.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$6.37 SEK63.11	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$6.67 SEK66.09	+53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$5.11 SEK50.68	+29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$5.83 SEK57.75	+61.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.60 SEK15.85	+58.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.26 SEK12.50	+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.44 SEK14.23	+72.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$2.02 SEK20.03	+77.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$0.79 SEK7.78	-4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.80 SEK7.94	-12.4%
Average			+41.2%

Lisbon vs. Stockholm - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$6.72 SEK66.59	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	+136.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$17.85 SEK176.99	+42.6%
Average			+18.0%

Lisbon vs. Stockholm - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.3% more for housing

	Lisbon	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$39.70 SEK393.49	+21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	-9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	+50.4%
Average			+5.3%

Lisbon vs. Stockholm - Cost of housing

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pay 52.6% less for childcare

	Lisbon	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	-76.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$16,395.31 SEK163K	-3.2%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$7.95 SEK78.78	+136.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$5.05 SEK50.04	+66.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$8.70 SEK86.22	+29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$46.98 SEK465.67	+1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$18.99 SEK188.29	+96.7%
Average			+60.5%

Lisbon vs. Stockholm - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.1% more for clothing

	Lisbon	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	+8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$58.75 SEK582.33	+28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	+36.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	+50.4%
Average			+30.1%

Lisbon vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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