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Stockholm vs. Quebec City Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 37.1% more expensive than Quebec City.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 12.5% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 36.5% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 68.6% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 36.6% more in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 33.2% more in Stockholm

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Stockholm are more expensive than in Quebec City.

Stockholm vs. Quebec City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockholm instead of Quebec City, you would:

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pay 38.8% more for restaurants

	Quebec City	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.78 CA$21.59	$16.93 SEK155.01	+7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.76 CA$14.72	$11.64 SEK106.57	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 CA$2.56	$3.20 SEK29.27	+70.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 CA$2.06	$2.55 SEK23.32	+69.3%
Average			+38.8%

Quebec City vs. Stockholm - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% more for groceries

	Quebec City	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$3.07 CA$4.20	$3.44 SEK31.50	+12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 CA$7.90	$6.66 SEK60.96	+15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.27 CA$11.32	$6.75 SEK61.85	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 CA$4.14	$4.70 SEK43.06	+55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.75 CA$6.49	$6.13 SEK56.12	+29.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.83 CA$2.50	$1.59 SEK14.57	-13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 CA$1.02	$1.34 SEK12.28	+79.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 CA$2.58	$1.53 SEK14.04	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 CA$2.46	$2.08 SEK19.01	+15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CA$1.15	$0.88 SEK8.06	+5.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.51	$0.84 SEK7.71	-23.9%
Average			+12.5%

Quebec City vs. Stockholm - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.5% more for transportation

	Quebec City	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 CA$6.06	$6.94 SEK63.53	+56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.78 CA$92.74	$112.14 SEK1,026.96	+65.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,369.83 CA$33,344.02	$33,800.39 SEK309,540.61	+38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.22 CA$30.40	$18.94 SEK173.42	-14.8%
Average			+36.5%

Quebec City vs. Stockholm - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.6% more for housing

	Quebec City	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.93 CA$60.11	$44.55 SEK408.01	+1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$908.20 CA$1,242.64	$1,570.17 SEK14,379.45	+72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$821.58 CA$1,124.13	$1,035.21 SEK9,480.39	+26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.84 CA$91.46	$183.26 SEK1,678.31	+174.2%
Average			+68.6%

Quebec City vs. Stockholm - Cost of housing

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pay 36.6% more for childcare

	Quebec City	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$815.84 CA$1,116.28	$161.61 SEK1,479.98	-80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,096.40 CA$8,341.40	$15,445.56 SEK141,448.92	+153.4%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Quebec City	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.87	$8.36 SEK76.54	+66.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.11	$5.17 SEK47.31	+38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.69 CA$16.00	$8.04 SEK73.63	-31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.04 CA$56.15	$48.65 SEK445.52	+18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.72	$19.04 SEK174.39	+77.0%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

	Quebec City	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.69 CA$80.31	$100.97 SEK924.70	+72.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.38 CA$78.51	$47.01 SEK430.48	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.28 CA$145.42	$123.10 SEK1,127.32	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.33 CA$166.01	$197.83 SEK1,811.71	+63.1%
Average			+33.2%

Quebec City vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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