Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 39.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 80.6% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 79.3% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 64.0% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 33.2% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.3% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Stockholm

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Stockholm are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Stockholm. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Stockholm.

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Stockholm vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$17.99 SEK178.38	+53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$11.90 SEK117.93	+69.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$3.66 SEK36.32	+126.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$3.09 SEK30.60	+269.4%
Average			+80.6%

Moscow vs. Stockholm - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$3.97 SEK39.36	+290.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$6.37 SEK63.11	-10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$6.67 SEK66.09	+44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$5.11 SEK50.68	+174.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$5.83 SEK57.75	+95.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.60 SEK15.85	+71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$1.26 SEK12.50	+54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$1.44 SEK14.23	+59.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$2.02 SEK20.03	+13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.79 SEK7.78	+93.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.80 SEK7.94	+147.6%
Average			+79.3%

Moscow vs. Stockholm - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$6.72 SEK66.59	+102.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	+160.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$17.85 SEK176.99	+77.5%
Average			+64.0%

Moscow vs. Stockholm - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$39.70 SEK393.49	+301.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	+15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	+34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	+33.1%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	-80.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$16,395.31 SEK163K	-37.9%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$7.95 SEK78.78	+69.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$5.05 SEK50.04	+36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$8.70 SEK86.22	+152.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$46.98 SEK465.67	+11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$18.99 SEK188.29	+103.0%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$58.75 SEK582.33	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	+2.7%
Average			-1.9%

Moscow vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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