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

😐 Solo nomad: Skien is 13.9% more expensive than Stockholm without rent, and 9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Skien is 1.5% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 19.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$28.61 NOK 277

$15.96 SEK 148

79.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$103 NOK 992

$112 SEK 1,039

-8.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.59 NOK 131

$11.72 SEK 109

15.96%

Cappuccino

$4.80 NOK 46.37

$5.02 SEK 46.53

-4.38%

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

$2.53 NOK 24.46

$3.21 SEK 29.75

-21.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 NOK 21.20

$2.58 SEK 23.91

-15.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.95 NOK 86.6

$8.65 SEK 80.1

3.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.55 NOK 92.4

$8.24 SEK 76.3

15.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.00 NOK 19.34

$1.73 SEK 16.04

15.61%

White Bread (500g)

$3.43 NOK 33.14

$3.37 SEK 31.24

1.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.33 NOK 32.22

$3.92 SEK 36.30

-15.05%

Eggs

$4.21 NOK 40.72

$4.74 SEK 43.93

-11.18%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.37 NOK 110

$12.99 SEK 120

-12.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.00 NOK 135

$13.24 SEK 123

5.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$25.09 NOK 243

$19.28 SEK 179

30.13%

Apples (1kg)

$3.78 NOK 36.59

$3.59 SEK 33.27

5.29%

Banana (1kg)

$2.27 NOK 21.97

$2.85 SEK 26.41

-20.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.31 NOK 32.02

$3.48 SEK 32.24

-4.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.06 NOK 39.22

$4.62 SEK 42.75

-12.12%

Potato (1kg)

$2.28 NOK 22.03

$1.97 SEK 18.24

15.74%

Onion (1kg)

$2.24 NOK 21.68

$1.85 SEK 17.14

21.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.86 NOK 27.65

$2.60 SEK 24.10

10.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 NOK 17.79

$1.57 SEK 14.50

17.20%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$19.16 NOK 185

$7.94 SEK 73.5

141.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.05 NOK 136

$14.32 SEK 133

-1.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.33 NOK 32.23

$2.17 SEK 20.07

53.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.09 NOK 39.53

$2.33 SEK 21.57

75.54%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.68 NOK 25.91

$4.65 SEK 43.01

-42.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$43.58 NOK 421

$111 SEK 1,027

-60.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$35.66 NOK 345

$6.39 SEK 59.1

458.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.40 NOK 13.51

$1.57 SEK 14.56

-10.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$101 NOK 978

$63.4 SEK 587

59.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.10 NOK 20.33

$1.81 SEK 16.78

16.02%

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

$26.0K NOK 251.8K

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

-21.00%

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

$35.4K NOK 341.9K

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

-0.33%

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

$96.9 NOK 937

$224 SEK 2,070

-56.65%

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

$38.58 NOK 373

$29.07 SEK 269

32.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.15 NOK 369

$41.95 SEK 388

-9.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.71 NOK 355

$46.51 SEK 431

-21.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$34.74 NOK 336

$38.07 SEK 353

-8.75%

Cinema Ticket

$14.19 NOK 137

$17.67 SEK 164

-19.69%

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

$313 NOK 3,031

$159 SEK 1,472

97.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.3K NOK 99.6K

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

57.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$39.96 NOK 386

$95.3 SEK 882

-58.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.19 NOK 340

$49.55 SEK 459

-28.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.3 NOK 893

$120 SEK 1,107

-22.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$155 NOK 1,495

$203 SEK 1,878

-23.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$948 NOK 9,170

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

-40.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$991 NOK 9,585

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

-8.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,093 NOK 10.6K

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

-61.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$917 NOK 8,871

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

-48.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,436 NOK 33.2K

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

-71.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,157 NOK 30.5K

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

-52.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,227 NOK 40.9K

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

8.78%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

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