Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 60.0% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 5.4% less in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 66.4% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 51.7% less in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.8% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 64.3% more in Stockholm

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

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Stockholm vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$17.99 SEK178.38	+282.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$11.90 SEK117.93	+110.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$3.66 SEK36.32	+299.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$3.09 SEK30.60	+373.1%
Average			+218.3%

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

	Taipei	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$3.97 SEK39.36	+96.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$6.37 SEK63.11	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$6.67 SEK66.09	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$5.11 SEK50.68	+87.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$5.83 SEK57.75	+30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.60 SEK15.85	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$1.26 SEK12.50	-16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$1.44 SEK14.23	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$2.02 SEK20.03	+0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.79 SEK7.78	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.80 SEK7.94	-23.0%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 66.4% more for transportation

	Taipei	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$6.72 SEK66.59	+70.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	+181.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$17.85 SEK176.99	+99.6%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Taipei	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$39.70 SEK393.49	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	+123.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	+186.9%
Average			+101.4%

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pay 51.7% less for childcare

	Taipei	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	-76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$16,395.31 SEK163K	-1.7%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$7.95 SEK78.78	+181.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$5.05 SEK50.04	+47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$8.70 SEK86.22	+121.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$46.98 SEK465.67	+14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$18.99 SEK188.29	+95.2%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 64.3% more for clothing

	Taipei	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	+76.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$58.75 SEK582.33	+46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	+59.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	+76.0%
Average			+64.3%

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