Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 12.2% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.81
£13.76
|
$14.39
kr120.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
$9.59
kr80.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
£1.44
|
$2.79
kr23.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
£1.04
|
$2.46
kr20.55
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
$2.80
kr23.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
£2.95
|
$5.15
kr43.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
£3.71
|
$5.14
kr42.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
$3.79
kr31.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.55
£2.74
|
$5.52
kr46.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.90
|
$1.57
kr13.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.56
|
$1.29
kr10.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.84
|
$1.45
kr12.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.90
|
$1.81
kr15.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.63
kr5.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$0.73
kr6.13
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
£5.21
|
$6.63
kr55.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.97
£78.01
|
$113.92
kr952.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
$27,581.64
kr230,510.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.13
£14.01
|
$18.67
kr156.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Stockholm
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
$33.66
kr281.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
$1,545.67
kr12,917.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$877.47
£677.95
|
$1,153.30
kr9,638.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
$76.68
kr640.87
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
$153.77
kr1,285.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
$9,788.48
kr81,806.09
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.04
£3.90
|
$8.39
kr70.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
£2.94
|
$4.90
kr40.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
$7.97
kr66.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
£36.44
|
$57.47
kr480.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.49
£10.42
|
$16.49
kr137.81
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
$112.69
kr941.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
$47.72
kr398.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
$114.87
kr960.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.00
£66.45
|
$157.55
kr1,316.71
|
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