Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 37.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Spain, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$12.41
SEK133.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$8.59
SEK92.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.29
SEK24.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$2.03
SEK21.95
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.82
SEK30.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$5.04
SEK54.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$5.61
SEK60.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$3.90
SEK42.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$5.39
SEK58.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.37
SEK14.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.19
SEK12.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.24
SEK13.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.86
SEK20.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.64
SEK6.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.62
SEK6.68
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
Spain
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$7.93
SEK85.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$92.63
SEK999.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$28,647.00
SEK309,031.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$30.46
SEK328.60
|
|
pay 39.4% more for housing
Spain
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$32.68
SEK352.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$1,446.54
SEK15,604.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$1,036.91
SEK11,185.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$93.97
SEK1,013.73
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
Spain
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$134.04
SEK1,445.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$8,355.38
SEK90,134.24
|
|
pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$7.16
SEK77.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$3.92
SEK42.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$6.68
SEK72.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$44.67
SEK481.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$14.32
SEK154.52
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Spain
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$85.80
SEK925.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$40.11
SEK432.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$97.88
SEK1,055.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$130.15
SEK1,403.99
|
|
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