Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Germany

Berlin vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 2.7% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Berlin
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 3.9% more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 5.8% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Berlin
Clothing: pay 20.3% less in Berlin

The cost of transportation, housing, and restaurants in Berlin are more expensive than in Stockholm. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Berlin.

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Berlin vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.6% more for restaurants

	Stockholm	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 SEK178.38	$16.80 €14.95	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.90 SEK117.93	$13.44 €11.96	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.66 SEK36.32	$3.44 €3.06	-6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 SEK30.60	$3.10 €2.76	+0.4%
Average			+0.6%

Stockholm vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$3.97 SEK39.36	$2.40 €2.14	-39.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 SEK63.11	$8.59 €7.65	+34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK66.09	$4.72 €4.20	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.11 SEK50.68	$4.47 €3.98	-12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.83 SEK57.75	$5.44 €4.84	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 SEK15.85	$1.61 €1.43	+0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 SEK12.50	$0.90 €0.81	-28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 SEK14.23	$1.52 €1.35	+6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 SEK20.03	$1.70 €1.51	-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.78	$0.94 €0.84	+20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.94	$0.98 €0.87	+22.1%
Average			-7.1%

Stockholm vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Stockholm	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.59	$8.66 €7.71	+29.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	$70.54 €62.79	-33.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.85 SEK176.99	$30.29 €26.96	+69.6%
Average			+4.0%

Stockholm vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9% more for housing

	Stockholm	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.70 SEK393.49	$48.20 €42.90	+21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	$1,114.14 €991.62	+3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	$295.08 €262.63	+55.2%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 5.8% less for childcare

	Stockholm	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	$144.45 €128.56	-8.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,395.31 SEK163K	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	-3.3%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$5.43 €4.83	-31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 SEK50.04	$4.34 €3.86	-14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.70 SEK86.22	$10.53 €9.37	+21.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.98 SEK465.67	$40.06 €35.65	-14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.99 SEK188.29	$15.68 €13.95	-17.5%
Average			-16.1%

Stockholm vs. Berlin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.3% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	$95.44 €84.95	-14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.75 SEK582.33	$47.03 €41.86	-19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	$104.60 €93.09	-22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	$141.17 €125.65	-23.7%
Average			-20.3%

Stockholm vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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