Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 18.3% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.0% less in Stockholm
- Groceries
-
pay 13.4% less in Stockholm
- Transportation
-
pay 3.1% less in Stockholm
- Housing
-
pay 5.6% less in Stockholm
- Childcare
-
pay 72.5% less in Stockholm
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.6% less in Stockholm
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0% less in Stockholm
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Stockholm.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Paris, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.15
|
$13.86
SEK135.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.32
|
$10.16
SEK99.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.60
|
$2.56
SEK25.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.60
|
$2.13
SEK20.79
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.77
|
$2.66
SEK25.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.89
|
$5.29
SEK51.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.76
|
$5.43
SEK53.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.27
|
$3.82
SEK37.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.56
|
$5.15
SEK50.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$1.38
SEK13.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$1.10
SEK10.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.32
|
$1.36
SEK13.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.57
|
$1.78
SEK17.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.97
|
$0.71
SEK6.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
$0.79
SEK7.70
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.74
|
$6.67
SEK65.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€81.53
|
$94.22
SEK919.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€28,780.41
|
$28,544.48
SEK278,690.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.87
|
$27.62
SEK269.67
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€29.63
|
$33.49
SEK326.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,203.78
|
$1,542.54
SEK15,060.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€930.95
|
$965.24
SEK9,423.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€165.85
|
$139.65
SEK1,363.44
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€665.84
|
$144.54
SEK1,411.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,036.35
|
$5,727.37
SEK55,918.51
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.61
|
$7.30
SEK71.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.80
|
$4.27
SEK41.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.80
|
$6.56
SEK64.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.12
|
$39.99
SEK390.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.27
|
$15.61
SEK152.42
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€91.40
|
$90.26
SEK881.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€41.00
|
$43.14
SEK421.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€98.21
|
$106.21
SEK1,036.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€131.16
|
$174.28
SEK1,701.61
|
|
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