Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 21.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 23.1% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 43.9% less in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 57.5% more in Stockholm

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Stockholm are more expensive than in Rome.

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Stockholm vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockholm instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 15.8% more for restaurants

	Rome	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$17.99 SEK178.38	+7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$11.90 SEK117.93	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$3.66 SEK36.32	+23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$3.09 SEK30.60	+108.6%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 23.1% more for groceries

	Rome	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$3.97 SEK39.36	+78.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$6.37 SEK63.11	-14.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$6.67 SEK66.09	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$5.11 SEK50.68	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$5.83 SEK57.75	+3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.60 SEK15.85	+36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$1.26 SEK12.50	+19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.44 SEK14.23	+32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$2.02 SEK20.03	+88.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.79 SEK7.78	+22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.80 SEK7.94	+11.7%
Average			+23.1%

Rome vs. Stockholm - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Rome	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$6.72 SEK66.59	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	+170.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$17.85 SEK176.99	-11.4%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Rome	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$39.70 SEK393.49	+24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	+23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	+21.0%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 43.9% less for childcare

	Rome	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	$16,395.31 SEK163K	-2.8%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$7.95 SEK78.78	+42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$5.05 SEK50.04	+144.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$8.70 SEK86.22	+19.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$46.98 SEK465.67	-28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$18.99 SEK188.29	+69.6%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 57.5% more for clothing

	Rome	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	+56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$58.75 SEK582.33	+61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	+62.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	+50.2%
Average			+57.5%

Rome vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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