Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 11.6% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Rome, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$12.41
kr135.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$8.59
kr93.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$2.29
kr24.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$2.03
kr22.13
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$2.82
kr30.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$5.04
kr54.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$5.61
kr61.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$3.90
kr42.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$5.39
kr58.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.37
kr14.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.19
kr12.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.24
kr13.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.86
kr20.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.64
kr7.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.62
kr6.73
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$7.93
kr86.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$92.63
kr1,007.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$28,647.00
kr311,559.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$30.46
kr331.29
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$32.68
kr355.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$1,446.54
kr15,732.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$1,036.91
kr11,277.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$93.97
kr1,022.02
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$134.04
kr1,457.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$8,355.38
kr90,871.39
|
|
pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$7.16
kr77.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$3.92
kr42.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$6.68
kr72.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$44.67
kr485.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$14.32
kr155.78
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Rome
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$85.80
kr933.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$40.11
kr436.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$97.88
kr1,064.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$130.15
kr1,415.47
|
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