Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Surrey Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 7.0% cheaper than Surrey.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 39.8% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Stockholm
Housing: pay 24.0% less in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 76.1% more in Stockholm

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

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Stockholm vs. Surrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.4% more for restaurants

	Surrey	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.13 £17.35	$17.99 SEK178.38	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.94	$11.90 SEK117.93	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.26 £1.70	$3.66 SEK36.32	+61.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 £1.09	$3.09 SEK30.60	+113.4%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

	Surrey	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.55	$3.97 SEK39.36	+91.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 £3.14	$6.37 SEK63.11	+52.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.88 £3.66	$6.67 SEK66.09	+36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 £3.13	$5.11 SEK50.68	+22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 £3.07	$5.83 SEK57.75	+42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.60 SEK15.85	+14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.49	$1.26 SEK12.50	+92.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.67	$1.44 SEK14.23	+59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 £1.11	$2.02 SEK20.03	+36.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 £0.48	$0.79 SEK7.78	+22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.62	$0.80 SEK7.94	-2.3%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Surrey	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.14 £5.36	$6.72 SEK66.59	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$105.97 SEK1,050.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.85 SEK176.99
Average			-9.6%

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pay 24.0% less for housing

	Surrey	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.02 £26.27	$39.70 SEK393.49	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	-11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$202.10 £151.64	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	-5.9%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Surrey	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	-92.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	$16,395.31 SEK163K	-43.6%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Surrey	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.61 £4.96	$7.95 SEK78.78	+20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.79 £3.59	$5.05 SEK50.04	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.96 £17.23	$8.70 SEK86.22	-62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.86 £39.66	$46.98 SEK465.67	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.21 £9.91	$18.99 SEK188.29	+43.7%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 76.1% more for clothing

	Surrey	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.86 £39.66	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	+110.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.64 £29.74	$58.75 SEK582.33	+48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.10 £66.10	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	+53.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 £69.40	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	+100.0%
Average			+76.1%

Surrey vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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