Cost of living comparison
Australia is 73.4% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Australia instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr135.48
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr93.79
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.95
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr22.21
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr30.73
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr54.99
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr61.22
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr42.52
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr58.83
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.92
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.99
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.51
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr20.33
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr7.03
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.75
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr86.51
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr1,010.88
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr312,643.35
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr332.44
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr356.65
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,787.00
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr11,316.48
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr1,025.58
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,462.86
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr91,187.65
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr78.16
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr42.73
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr72.95
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr487.56
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr156.32
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr936.38
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr437.70
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,068.19
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,420.40
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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