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United States vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

United States is 51.5% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% less in United States
Groceries: pay 9.3% more in United States
Transportation: pay 25.8% less in United States
Housing: pay 19.9% more in United States
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% less in United States
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in United States

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

United States vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Stockholm, you would:

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pay 7.7% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.93 SEK159.97	$19.45	+14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.64 SEK109.98	$11.12	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 SEK30.20	$2.56	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 SEK24.06	$2.00	-21.3%
Average			-7.7%

Stockholm vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

	Stockholm	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44 SEK32.51	$3.56	+3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 SEK62.92	$6.50	-2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 SEK63.83	$3.97	-41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 SEK44.43	$4.27	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.13 SEK57.92	$5.41	-11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK15.04	$2.37	+48.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 SEK12.68	$0.78	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 SEK14.49	$2.04	+32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 SEK19.62	$2.21	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SEK8.32	$1.34	+52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.96	$1.38	+64.4%
Average			+9.3%

Stockholm vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.8% less for transportation

	Stockholm	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.94 SEK65.56	$3.41	-50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.14 SEK1,059.83	$65.85	-41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.39 SEK319,447.51	$32,336.38	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.94 SEK178.97	$17.61	-7.0%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 19.9% more for housing

	Stockholm	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.55 SEK421.07	$68.97	+54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.17 SEK14,839.67	$1,664.59	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,035.21 SEK9,783.81	$1,416.15	+36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.26 SEK1,732.03	$150.19	-18.0%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Stockholm	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.61 SEK1,527.35	$1,387.27	+758.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,445.56 SEK145,976.01	$23,196.46	+50.2%
Average			+404.3%

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.36 SEK78.99	$5.84	-30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SEK48.83	$5.15	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.04 SEK75.99	$9.90	+23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.65 SEK459.78	$51.45	+5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.04 SEK179.97	$13.64	-28.4%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Stockholm	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.97 SEK954.30	$51.08	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.01 SEK444.26	$41.81	-11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.10 SEK1,163.40	$87.56	-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$197.83 SEK1,869.69	$112.04	-43.4%
Average			-33.2%

Stockholm vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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