Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

United Kingdom

Surrey vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Surrey is 7.6% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% less in Surrey
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Surrey
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Surrey
Housing: pay 31.6% more in Surrey
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Surrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Surrey
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Surrey

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

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Surrey vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Surrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 SEK178.38	$23.13 £17.35	+28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.90 SEK117.93	$9.25 £6.94	-22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.66 SEK36.32	$2.26 £1.70	-38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 SEK30.60	$1.45 £1.09	-53.1%
Average			-9.4%

Stockholm vs. Surrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Surrey
Bread 1 loaf	$3.97 SEK39.36	$2.07 £1.55	-47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 SEK63.11	$4.18 £3.14	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK66.09	$4.88 £3.66	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.11 SEK50.68	$4.18 £3.13	-18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.83 SEK57.75	$4.10 £3.07	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 SEK15.85	$1.40 £1.05	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 SEK12.50	$0.66 £0.49	-48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 SEK14.23	$0.90 £0.67	-37.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 SEK20.03	$1.48 £1.11	-26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.78	$0.64 £0.48	-18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.94	$0.82 £0.62	+2.4%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Stockholm	Surrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.59	$7.14 £5.36	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.85 SEK176.99	??
Average			+10.6%

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pay 31.6% more for housing

	Stockholm	Surrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.70 SEK393.49	$35.02 £26.27	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	+74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	$202.10 £151.64	+6.3%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Stockholm	Surrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	+1242.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,395.31 SEK163K	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	+77.3%
Average			+387.9%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Surrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$6.61 £4.96	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 SEK50.04	$4.79 £3.59	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.70 SEK86.22	$22.96 £17.23	+164.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.98 SEK465.67	$52.86 £39.66	+12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.99 SEK188.29	$13.21 £9.91	-30.4%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Surrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	$52.86 £39.66	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.75 SEK582.33	$39.64 £29.74	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	$88.10 £66.10	-35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	$92.50 £69.40	-50.0%
Average			-43.2%

Stockholm vs. Surrey - Cost of clothing

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