Cost of Living Comparison Between Skien and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Skien and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Skien is 2% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 11.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Skien is 13.7% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 18.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$29.25 NOK 295

$15.92 SEK 147

83.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$101 NOK 1,020

$109 SEK 1,004

-7.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.58 NOK 137

$11.79 SEK 109

15.18%

Cappuccino

$5.00 NOK 50.4

$4.97 SEK 45.85

0.60%

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

$2.52 NOK 25.38

$3.21 SEK 29.65

-21.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 NOK 21.62

$2.56 SEK 23.66

-16.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.91 NOK 89.9

$8.29 SEK 76.5

7.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.33 NOK 94.2

$8.48 SEK 78.3

10.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.93 NOK 19.45

$1.74 SEK 16.04

10.92%

White Bread (500g)

$3.42 NOK 34.48

$3.45 SEK 31.87

-0.87%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.31 NOK 33.44

$4.10 SEK 37.82

-19.27%

Eggs

$4.20 NOK 42.33

$4.52 SEK 41.72

-7.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.26 NOK 114

$12.82 SEK 118

-12.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.30 NOK 144

$13.10 SEK 121

9.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$24.88 NOK 251

$19.00 SEK 175

30.95%

Apples (1kg)

$3.63 NOK 36.59

$3.59 SEK 33.16

1.11%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 NOK 22.78

$2.86 SEK 26.44

-20.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.32 NOK 33.47

$3.41 SEK 31.45

-2.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.00 NOK 40.35

$4.47 SEK 41.25

-10.51%

Potato (1kg)

$2.26 NOK 22.77

$1.90 SEK 17.51

18.95%

Onion (1kg)

$2.20 NOK 22.18

$1.80 SEK 16.59

22.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.91 NOK 29.37

$2.63 SEK 24.26

10.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.89 NOK 19.08

$1.62 SEK 14.93

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$19.31 NOK 195

$7.80 SEK 72.0

147.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.84 NOK 140

$14.39 SEK 133

-3.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.18 NOK 32.04

$2.14 SEK 19.77

48.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.08 NOK 41.18

$2.36 SEK 21.82

72.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.68 NOK 27.01

$4.66 SEK 43.00

-42.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$43.78 NOK 442

$112 SEK 1,038

-61.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$35.82 NOK 361

$6.12 SEK 56.5

485.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 NOK 14.03

$1.66 SEK 15.30

-16.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$103 NOK 1,038

$63.4 SEK 585

62.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.19 NOK 22.14

$1.82 SEK 16.79

20.33%

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

$25.7K NOK 259.5K

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

-21.66%

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

$35.5K NOK 358.6K

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

0.95%

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

$95.8 NOK 967

$227 SEK 2,092

-57.71%

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

$37.66 NOK 380

$29.14 SEK 269

29.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.26 NOK 376

$41.78 SEK 386

-10.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.87 NOK 382

$47.67 SEK 440

-20.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.27 NOK 356

$38.34 SEK 354

-8.01%

Cinema Ticket

$14.06 NOK 142

$18.18 SEK 168

-22.66%

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

$313 NOK 3,161

$163 SEK 1,504

92.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,931 NOK 100.2K

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

53.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.71 NOK 411

$98.2 SEK 906

-58.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.77 NOK 361

$48.32 SEK 446

-25.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.9 NOK 927

$118 SEK 1,093

-22.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$154 NOK 1,555

$207 SEK 1,908

-25.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 NOK 9,775

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

-39.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$980 NOK 9,893

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-9.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,100 NOK 11.1K

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

-60.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$905 NOK 9,129

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

-49.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,282 NOK 33.1K

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

-73.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,931 NOK 29.6K

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

-57.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,899 NOK 39.3K

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

4.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.8

4.16

-8.65%

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

Last update for Skien: January 11, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

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