Cost of living comparison

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Rome vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 9.8% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants
pay 9.7% less in Rome
Groceries
pay 9.3% less in Rome
Transportation
pay 24.2% less in Rome
Housing
pay 9.2% less in Rome
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.7% less in Rome
Clothing
pay 31.2% less in Rome

Expenses including clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Rome. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.7% less for restaurants

 
Stockholm
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.86
SEK151.61
$16.08
€15.57
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.16
SEK111.18
$10.72
€10.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
SEK28.06
$2.23
€2.16

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pay 9.3% less for groceries

 
Stockholm
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
$2.66
SEK29.06
$1.78
€1.72
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.29
SEK57.89
$7.00
€6.78
Milk (1 gallon) $5.43
SEK59.45
$6.20
€6.00

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pay 24.2% less for transportation

 
Stockholm
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.67
SEK73.00
$7.15
€6.92
Monthly public transit pass $94.22
SEK1,030.93
$37.51
€36.32
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,544.48
SEK312,310.87
$26,794.08
€25,943.15

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pay 9.2% less for housing

 
Stockholm
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.49
SEK366.43
$29.46
€28.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,542.54
SEK16,877.29
$1,180.31
€1,142.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $965.24
SEK10,560.86
$763.10
€738.86

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Stockholm
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $144.54
SEK1,581.45
$508.83
€492.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,727.37
SEK62,664.32
$10,490.67
€10,157.51

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Stockholm
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.30
SEK79.85
$5.36
€5.19
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.27
SEK46.73
$1.53
€1.48
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.56
SEK71.76
$6.43
€6.23

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

 
Stockholm
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.26
SEK987.61
$65.43
€63.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.14
SEK472.01
$30.74
€29.76
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.21
SEK1,162.05
$77.17
€74.72

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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: February 2025
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