Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 13.9% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,568
|
$12.41
SEK134.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,180
|
$8.59
SEK93.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$2.29
SEK24.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$2.03
SEK22.11
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$2.82
SEK30.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,004
|
$5.04
SEK54.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$5.61
SEK60.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK787
|
$3.90
SEK42.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,128
|
$5.39
SEK58.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$1.37
SEK14.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$1.19
SEK12.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$1.24
SEK13.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$1.86
SEK20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$0.64
SEK7.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$0.62
SEK6.72
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,241
|
$7.93
SEK86.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,148
|
$92.63
SEK1,006.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,183,960
|
$28,647.00
SEK311,217.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,109
|
$30.46
SEK330.93
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,936
|
$32.68
SEK355.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,100
|
$1,446.54
SEK15,715.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,523
|
$1,036.91
SEK11,264.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,672
|
$93.97
SEK1,020.90
|
|
pay 7.3% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,411
|
$134.04
SEK1,456.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,358
|
$8,355.38
SEK90,771.80
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,321
|
$7.16
SEK77.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$3.92
SEK42.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,626
|
$6.68
SEK72.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,392
|
$44.67
SEK485.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,906
|
$14.32
SEK155.61
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,093
|
$85.80
SEK932.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,058
|
$40.11
SEK435.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,220
|
$97.88
SEK1,063.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,465
|
$130.15
SEK1,413.92
|
|
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