Cost of living comparison
Russia is 43.2% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Russia instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr131.19
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr90.82
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.16
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr21.50
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 52.5% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr29.76
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr53.25
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr59.28
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr41.17
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr56.97
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.45
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.58
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.08
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr19.68
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr6.81
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.54
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr83.77
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr978.85
|
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr302,738.65
|
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr321.91
|
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr345.35
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,286.86
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr10,957.97
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr993.09
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay 10.3% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,416.51
|
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr88,298.77
|
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr75.68
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr41.37
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr70.64
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr472.11
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr151.37
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr906.72
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr423.83
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,034.35
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,375.40
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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