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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sala is 35% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 41.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sala is 39.3% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 42.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.67 SEK 117

$15.96 SEK 147

-20.61%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.2 SEK 574

$112 SEK 1,034

-44.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.17 SEK 93.8

$11.72 SEK 108

-13.23%

Cappuccino

$3.30 SEK 30.47

$5.02 SEK 46.33

-34.26%

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

$1.81 SEK 16.72

$3.21 SEK 29.62

-43.61%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 SEK 23.16

$2.58 SEK 23.80

-2.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.42 SEK 68.5

$8.65 SEK 79.7

-14.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.57 SEK 69.8

$8.24 SEK 76.0

-8.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 SEK 16.31

$1.73 SEK 15.97

2.31%

White Bread (500g)

$2.67 SEK 24.60

$3.37 SEK 31.11

-20.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.56 SEK 32.86

$3.92 SEK 36.14

-9.18%

Eggs

$3.86 SEK 35.56

$4.74 SEK 43.74

-18.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.89 SEK 110

$12.99 SEK 120

-8.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.66 SEK 108

$13.24 SEK 122

-11.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.48 SEK 143

$19.28 SEK 178

-19.71%

Apples (1kg)

$3.12 SEK 28.77

$3.59 SEK 33.13

-13.09%

Banana (1kg)

$2.61 SEK 24.07

$2.85 SEK 26.30

-8.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 26.56

$3.48 SEK 32.10

-17.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.21 SEK 48.00

$4.62 SEK 42.57

12.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 SEK 14.37

$1.97 SEK 18.16

-20.81%

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 SEK 10.88

$1.85 SEK 17.07

-36.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.70 SEK 24.92

$2.60 SEK 24.00

3.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 SEK 9.82

$1.57 SEK 14.43

-32.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.36 SEK 67.8

$7.94 SEK 73.2

-7.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.78 SEK 62.5

$14.32 SEK 132

-52.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.59 SEK 23.86

$2.17 SEK 19.98

19.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.88 SEK 17.33

$2.33 SEK 21.47

-19.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.11 SEK 28.67

$4.65 SEK 42.83

-33.12%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.05 SEK 203

$111 SEK 1,022

-80.12%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.32 SEK 58.3

$6.39 SEK 58.9

-1.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.58 SEK 14.61

$1.57 SEK 14.50

0.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$21.45 SEK 198

$63.4 SEK 584

-66.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.92 SEK 17.69

$1.81 SEK 16.70

6.08%

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

$42.0K SEK 387.1K

$33.0K SEK 303.9K

27.38%

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

$34.9K SEK 322.1K

$35.5K SEK 327.1K

-1.51%

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

$90.0 SEK 830

$224 SEK 2,061

-59.75%

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

$21.25 SEK 196

$29.07 SEK 268

-26.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.32 SEK 335

$41.95 SEK 387

-13.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.50 SEK 447

$46.51 SEK 429

4.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.68 SEK 191

$38.07 SEK 351

-45.68%

Cinema Ticket

$19.34 SEK 178

$17.67 SEK 163

9.45%

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

$146 SEK 1,345

$159 SEK 1,466

-8.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,256 SEK 11.6K

$6,526 SEK 60.2K

-80.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$47.19 SEK 435

$95.3 SEK 878

-50.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.73 SEK 339

$49.55 SEK 457

-25.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.7 SEK 505

$120 SEK 1,102

-54.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.4 SEK 529

$203 SEK 1,870

-71.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$745 SEK 6,871

$1,605 SEK 14.8K

-53.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$541 SEK 4,984

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-50.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 8,850

$2,829 SEK 26.1K

-66.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$743 SEK 6,854

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

-58.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,866 SEK 35.6K

$12.1K SEK 111.5K

-68.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,276 SEK 30.2K

$6,666 SEK 61.5K

-50.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,663 SEK 24.6K

$3,886 SEK 35.8K

-31.48%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

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