Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 17.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Paris, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$12.41
kr135.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$8.59
kr93.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$2.29
kr24.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$2.03
kr22.21
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$2.82
kr30.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$5.04
kr54.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$5.61
kr61.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$3.90
kr42.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.00
|
$5.39
kr58.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.37
kr14.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.19
kr12.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$1.24
kr13.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.86
kr20.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.64
kr7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.62
kr6.75
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$7.93
kr86.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.62
|
$92.63
kr1,010.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$28,647.00
kr312,643.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.53
|
$30.46
kr332.44
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$32.68
kr356.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
$1,446.54
kr15,787.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
$1,036.91
kr11,316.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
$93.97
kr1,025.58
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.51
|
$134.04
kr1,462.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
$8,355.38
kr91,187.65
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$7.16
kr78.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$3.92
kr42.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$6.68
kr72.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.82
|
$44.67
kr487.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$14.32
kr156.32
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
$85.80
kr936.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
$40.11
kr437.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
$97.88
kr1,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.32
|
$130.15
kr1,420.40
|
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