Cost of Living Comparison Between Helsingborg and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Helsingborg and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Helsingborg is 19% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 30.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Helsingborg is 19.6% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 28% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.53 SEK 147

$15.66 SEK 148

-0.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$75 SEK 709

$109 SEK 1,029

-31.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.51 SEK 99.3

$11.65 SEK 110

-9.79%

Cappuccino

$4.65 SEK 43.98

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-8.28%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 SEK 27.6

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-7.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 SEK 26.05

$2.56 SEK 24.21

7.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.24 SEK 68.4

$8.35 SEK 78.9

-13.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.43 SEK 60.7

$8.53 SEK 80.6

-24.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.47 SEK 13.92

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-18.78%

White Bread (500g)

$2.37 SEK 22.37

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-31.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.63 SEK 24.84

$3.93 SEK 37.12

-33.08%

Eggs

$4.65 SEK 43.91

$4.51 SEK 42.6

3.10%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.2 SEK 96.4

$12.8 SEK 121

-20.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.73 SEK 111

$12.87 SEK 122

-8.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.13 SEK 152

$19.5 SEK 184

-17.28%

Apples (1kg)

$2.8 SEK 26.44

$3.51 SEK 33.16

-20.23%

Banana (1kg)

$2.84 SEK 26.87

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-1.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.23 SEK 30.51

$3.38 SEK 31.89

-4.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.77 SEK 35.57

$4.5 SEK 42.52

-16.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 SEK 14.11

$1.98 SEK 18.7

-24.75%

Onion (1kg)

$1.4 SEK 13.24

$1.89 SEK 17.85

-25.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.99 SEK 18.77

$2.55 SEK 24.11

-21.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 SEK 15.8

$1.56 SEK 14.78

7.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.43 SEK 70.2

$7.97 SEK 75.3

-6.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.95 SEK 94

$12.82 SEK 121

-22.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.99

$2.18 SEK 20.57

6.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.66 SEK 15.65

$2.3 SEK 21.69

-27.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.22 SEK 30.44

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-28.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.1 SEK 634

$113 SEK 1,072

-40.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 SEK 29.71

$6.39 SEK 60.4

-50.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.66

$1.6 SEK 15.09

3.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.3 SEK 192

$62.3 SEK 588

-67.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 SEK 18.65

$1.85 SEK 17.49

6.49%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.9K SEK 310.8K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

2.46%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.8K SEK 319.3K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

-2.31%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$118 SEK 1,116

$223 SEK 2,111

-47.14%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$28.5 SEK 269

$29.2 SEK 276

-2.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.41 SEK 335

$43.06 SEK 407

-17.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.71 SEK 366

$47.75 SEK 451

-18.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$22.14 SEK 209

$37.8 SEK 357

-41.43%

Cinema Ticket

$21.04 SEK 199

$17.68 SEK 167

19.00%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$145 SEK 1,370

$164 SEK 1,549

-11.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,161 SEK 39.3K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

-36.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$81.9 SEK 773

$98.8 SEK 933

-17.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.15 SEK 408

$50 SEK 473

-13.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.2 SEK 815

$118 SEK 1,113

-26.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$113 SEK 1,067

$207 SEK 1,954

-45.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$818 SEK 7,726

$1,584 SEK 15K

-48.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$656 SEK 6,199

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-40.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,361 SEK 12.9K

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-50.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,147 SEK 10.8K

$1,799 SEK 17K

-36.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,575 SEK 33.8K

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-69.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,653 SEK 25.1K

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-59.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,299 SEK 31.2K

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

-10.21%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.66

4.16

12.02%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Helsingborg: October 27, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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