Cost of Living Comparison Between Sala and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Sala and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Sala is 24.2% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 40.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sala is 23.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 42.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.77 SEK 118

$15.92 SEK 147

-19.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.6 SEK 587

$109 SEK 1,004

-41.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.17 SEK 93.8

$11.79 SEK 109

-13.74%

Cappuccino

$3.29 SEK 30.37

$4.97 SEK 45.85

-33.80%

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

$1.83 SEK 16.87

$3.21 SEK 29.65

-42.99%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 SEK 22.95

$2.56 SEK 23.66

-2.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.20 SEK 66.5

$8.29 SEK 76.5

-13.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.35 SEK 67.8

$8.48 SEK 78.3

-13.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.80 SEK 16.63

$1.74 SEK 16.04

3.45%

White Bread (500g)

$2.65 SEK 24.47

$3.45 SEK 31.87

-23.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.13

$4.10 SEK 37.82

-12.44%

Eggs

$4.02 SEK 37.10

$4.52 SEK 41.72

-11.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.12 SEK 112

$12.82 SEK 118

-5.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.86 SEK 109

$13.10 SEK 121

-9.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.60 SEK 144

$19.00 SEK 175

-17.89%

Apples (1kg)

$3.17 SEK 29.25

$3.59 SEK 33.16

-11.70%

Banana (1kg)

$2.57 SEK 23.75

$2.86 SEK 26.44

-10.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.82 SEK 26.02

$3.41 SEK 31.45

-17.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.23 SEK 48.27

$4.47 SEK 41.25

17.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 SEK 14.43

$1.90 SEK 17.51

-17.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.25 SEK 11.50

$1.80 SEK 16.59

-30.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.74 SEK 25.27

$2.63 SEK 24.26

4.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 SEK 9.87

$1.62 SEK 14.93

-33.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.33 SEK 67.6

$7.80 SEK 72.0

-6.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.49 SEK 59.9

$14.39 SEK 133

-54.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.57 SEK 23.68

$2.14 SEK 19.77

20.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 SEK 17.44

$2.36 SEK 21.82

-19.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.17 SEK 29.29

$4.66 SEK 43.00

-31.97%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$21.81 SEK 201

$112 SEK 1,038

-80.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.38 SEK 58.9

$6.12 SEK 56.5

4.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.59 SEK 14.64

$1.66 SEK 15.30

-4.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$21.21 SEK 196

$63.4 SEK 585

-66.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.01 SEK 18.52

$1.82 SEK 16.79

10.44%

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

$41.9K SEK 386.6K

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

27.56%

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

$34.0K SEK 313.8K

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

-3.43%

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

$88.5 SEK 817

$227 SEK 2,092

-60.96%

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

$21.40 SEK 198

$29.14 SEK 269

-26.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.94 SEK 341

$41.78 SEK 386

-11.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.53 SEK 448

$47.67 SEK 440

1.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.03 SEK 194

$38.34 SEK 354

-45.15%

Cinema Ticket

$18.94 SEK 175

$18.18 SEK 168

4.18%

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

$147 SEK 1,356

$163 SEK 1,504

-9.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,283 SEK 11.8K

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

-80.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.55 SEK 430

$98.2 SEK 906

-52.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.95 SEK 341

$48.32 SEK 446

-23.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.4 SEK 502

$118 SEK 1,093

-54.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.9 SEK 534

$207 SEK 1,908

-72.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$773 SEK 7,137

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

-51.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$539 SEK 4,976

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-50.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$976 SEK 9,009

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

-65.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$736 SEK 6,794

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

-59.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,847 SEK 44.7K

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

-60.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,255 SEK 30.0K

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

-52.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,586 SEK 23.9K

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

-30.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.53

4.16

8.89%

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

Last update for Sala: January 13, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

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