Cost of living comparison
London is 2.7 times more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in London instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK147.47
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK101.75
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.92
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.48
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK28.98
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.61
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.50
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK42.87
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.72
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.84
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.70
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.81
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.23
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.41
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.64
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK73.41
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,002.78
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK303,784.48
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK294.94
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 94.4% more for housing
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK309.43
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,001.25
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,887.66
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,219.36
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,451.58
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,062.79
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 59.8% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.73
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK43.88
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK69.80
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK412.80
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK151.89
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK829.93
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK445.27
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK998.32
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,487.39
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
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