Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.0 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Stockholm
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
$12.41
SEK135.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
$8.59
SEK94.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
$2.29
SEK25.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
$2.03
SEK22.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
$2.82
SEK30.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
$5.04
SEK55.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
$5.61
SEK61.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
$3.90
SEK42.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
$5.39
SEK59.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
$1.37
SEK14.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
$1.19
SEK13.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
$1.24
SEK13.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
$1.86
SEK20.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
$0.64
SEK7.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
$0.62
SEK6.78
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
$7.93
SEK86.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
$92.63
SEK1,014.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
$28,647.00
SEK313,817.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
$30.46
SEK333.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
$32.68
SEK357.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
$1,446.54
SEK15,846.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
$1,036.91
SEK11,358.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
$93.97
SEK1,029.43
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
$134.04
SEK1,468.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
$8,355.38
SEK91,530.00
|
|
pay 100.0% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
$7.16
SEK78.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
$3.92
SEK42.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
$6.68
SEK73.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
$44.67
SEK489.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
$14.32
SEK156.91
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
$85.80
SEK939.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
$40.11
SEK439.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
$97.88
SEK1,072.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
$130.15
SEK1,425.73
|
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