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Georgia vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 35.0% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants
pay 13.6% less in Georgia
Groceries
pay 1.5% more in Georgia
Transportation
pay 25.6% less in Georgia
Housing
pay 17.1% more in Georgia
Childcare
pay 4.1 times more in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.8% less in Georgia
Clothing
pay 35.3% less in Georgia

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

Georgia vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.6% less for restaurants

 
Stockholm
Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.93
SEK160.21
$19.33
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.64
SEK110.15
$9.85
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.20
SEK30.25
$2.35
 

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

 
Stockholm
Georgia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.44
SEK32.56
$3.29
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
SEK63.01
$5.40
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.75
SEK63.93
$3.61
 

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pay 25.6% less for transportation

 
Stockholm
Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.94
SEK65.66
$2.95
 
Monthly public transit pass $112.14
SEK1,061.41
$59.48
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,800.39
SEK320K
$32,222.12
 

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pay 17.1% more for housing

 
Stockholm
Georgia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.55
SEK421.70
$70.37
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,570.17
SEK14,861.81
$1,602.45
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,035.21
SEK9,798.41
$1,294.62
 

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

 
Stockholm
Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $161.61
SEK1,529.63
$1,141.84
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,445.56
SEK146K
$18,947.68
 

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Stockholm
Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.36
SEK79.10
$5.70
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.17
SEK48.90
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.04
SEK76.10
$7.86
 

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pay 35.3% less for clothing

 
Stockholm
Georgia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.97
SEK955.72
$47.91
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.01
SEK444.92
$39.23
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.10
SEK1,165.14
$89.18
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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