Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.7 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.55
|
$12.41
kr135.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
$8.59
kr93.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.10
|
$2.29
kr24.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.76
|
$2.03
kr22.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
$2.82
kr30.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.70
|
$5.04
kr54.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.43
|
$5.61
kr61.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
$3.90
kr42.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.87
|
$5.39
kr58.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.73
|
$1.37
kr14.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.50
|
$1.19
kr12.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.03
|
$1.24
kr13.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.96
|
$1.86
kr20.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.64
kr7.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.32
|
$0.62
kr6.74
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.76
|
$7.93
kr86.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
$92.63
kr1,008.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
$28,647.00
kr311,945.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽314.06
|
$30.46
kr331.70
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Russia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
$32.68
kr355.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
$1,446.54
kr15,751.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
$1,036.91
kr11,291.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
$93.97
kr1,023.29
|
|
pay 19.4% more for childcare
Russia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
$134.04
kr1,459.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
$8,355.38
kr90,984.02
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.16
|
$7.16
kr77.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.65
|
$3.92
kr42.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
$6.68
kr72.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
$44.67
kr486.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.33
|
$14.32
kr155.97
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Russia
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
$85.80
kr934.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
$40.11
kr436.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
$97.88
kr1,065.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
$130.15
kr1,417.23
|
|
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