Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 27.2% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of London, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
London
|
Stockholm
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.33
|
$13.91
SEK146.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.73
|
$9.60
SEK100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.94
|
$2.35
SEK24.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.60
|
$2.03
SEK21.32
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
London
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
$2.73
SEK28.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.63
|
$5.25
SEK55.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.85
|
$5.52
SEK58.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
$4.04
SEK42.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.28
|
$5.26
SEK55.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.13
|
$1.40
SEK14.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$1.10
SEK11.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.13
|
$1.40
SEK14.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.35
|
$2.00
SEK21.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.56
|
$0.70
SEK7.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.81
SEK8.57
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
London
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.51
|
$6.93
SEK72.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£193.28
|
$94.59
SEK995.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,362.74
|
$28,656.21
SEK301,491.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.41
|
$27.82
SEK292.71
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
London
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£29.98
|
$29.19
SEK307.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,066.64
|
$1,509.41
SEK15,880.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,553.34
|
$932.71
SEK9,813.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£217.99
|
$115.02
SEK1,210.16
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
London
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,778.46
|
$136.93
SEK1,440.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,380.44
|
$6,986.40
SEK73,503.88
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.28
|
$6.96
SEK73.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.49
|
$4.14
SEK43.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
$6.58
SEK69.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£45.17
|
$38.94
SEK409.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.50
|
$14.33
SEK150.75
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
London
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£78.97
|
$78.29
SEK823.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£38.05
|
$42.00
SEK441.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£86.06
|
$94.17
SEK990.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£94.49
|
$140.31
SEK1,476.17
|
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