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

🙂 Solo nomad: Skien is 12% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Skien is 11.1% more expensive than Stockholm without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$28.48 NOK 288

$15.53 SEK 147

83.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$101 NOK 1,022

$109 SEK 1,033

-7.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.12 NOK 133

$11.68 SEK 110

12.33%

Cappuccino

$4.95 NOK 50.2

$5.22 SEK 49.29

-5.17%

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

$2.52 NOK 25.52

$3.26 SEK 30.83

-22.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 NOK 21.75

$2.49 SEK 23.5

-13.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.17 NOK 92.9

$8.61 SEK 81.3

6.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.37 NOK 94.9

$8.51 SEK 80.5

10.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.92 NOK 19.45

$1.74 SEK 16.4

10.34%

White Bread (500g)

$3.34 NOK 33.79

$3.34 SEK 31.53

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.31 NOK 33.52

$4.08 SEK 38.54

-18.87%

Eggs

$4.28 NOK 43.31

$4.56 SEK 43.1

-6.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.61 NOK 118

$12.83 SEK 121

-9.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.87 NOK 141

$13.16 SEK 124

5.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$24.79 NOK 251

$19.21 SEK 182

29.05%

Apples (1kg)

$3.82 NOK 38.71

$3.64 SEK 34.36

4.95%

Banana (1kg)

$2.32 NOK 23.5

$2.84 SEK 26.87

-18.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.36 NOK 34

$3.37 SEK 31.85

-0.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.07 NOK 41.27

$4.46 SEK 42.17

-8.74%

Potato (1kg)

$2.21 NOK 22.35

$2 SEK 18.95

10.50%

Onion (1kg)

$2.23 NOK 22.57

$1.82 SEK 17.21

22.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.84 NOK 28.8

$2.53 SEK 23.94

12.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 NOK 18.39

$1.61 SEK 15.23

13.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$18.99 NOK 192

$8.05 SEK 76.1

135.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.93 NOK 131

$13.17 SEK 124

-1.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.2 NOK 32.42

$2.16 SEK 20.45

48.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.93 NOK 39.83

$2.37 SEK 22.39

65.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.61 NOK 26.4

$4.62 SEK 43.66

-43.51%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$43.51 NOK 441

$112 SEK 1,058

-61.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$35.7 NOK 362

$6.08 SEK 57.4

487.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.41 NOK 14.26

$1.58 SEK 14.97

-10.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$102 NOK 1,035

$61 SEK 577

67.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.1 NOK 21.26

$1.85 SEK 17.49

13.51%

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

$25.7K NOK 260.3K

$32.4K SEK 305.9K

-20.60%

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

$35.8K NOK 362.9K

$34.6K SEK 327.4K

3.45%

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

$97.5 NOK 988

$223 SEK 2,112

-56.35%

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

$38.61 NOK 391

$29.28 SEK 277

31.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.52 NOK 390

$42.82 SEK 405

-10.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.56 NOK 380

$46.95 SEK 444

-20.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$34.96 NOK 354

$37.32 SEK 353

-6.32%

Cinema Ticket

$14.06 NOK 142

$17.68 SEK 167

-20.48%

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

$308 NOK 3,123

$161 SEK 1,518

91.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.2K NOK 103.6K

$6,622 SEK 62.6K

54.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.12 NOK 416

$97.6 SEK 922

-57.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.8 NOK 363

$48.42 SEK 458

-26.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.4 NOK 926

$119 SEK 1,128

-23.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$150 NOK 1,515

$208 SEK 1,966

-28.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$949 NOK 9,611

$1,595 SEK 15.1K

-40.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$976 NOK 9,889

$1,083 SEK 10.2K

-9.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,114 NOK 11.3K

$2,838 SEK 26.8K

-60.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$925 NOK 9,364

$1,768 SEK 16.7K

-47.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,252 NOK 32.9K

$11.8K SEK 111.3K

-72.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,899 NOK 29.4K

$6,370 SEK 60.2K

-54.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,000 NOK 40.5K

$3,535 SEK 33.4K

13.15%

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: November 29, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: December 1, 2025

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