Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Aarhus Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Aarhus

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 2% more expensive than Aarhus without rent, and 2.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Stockholm is 3.1% cheaper than Aarhus without rent, and 2.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.96 SEK 148

$23.59 DKK 152

-32.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,039

$117 DKK 759

-4.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.72 SEK 109

$13.89 DKK 89.7

-15.62%

Cappuccino

$5.02 SEK 46.53

$6.78 DKK 43.79

-25.96%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.75

$4.60 DKK 29.75

-30.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 23.91

$3.14 DKK 20.25

-17.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.65 SEK 80.1

$9.33 DKK 60.3

-7.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.24 SEK 76.3

$7.70 DKK 49.76

7.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.04

$1.97 DKK 12.72

-12.18%

White Bread (500g)

$3.37 SEK 31.24

$3.30 DKK 21.34

2.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 36.30

$2.58 DKK 16.68

51.94%

Eggs

$4.74 SEK 43.93

$4.80 DKK 31.03

-1.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 SEK 120

$13.74 DKK 88.8

-5.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.24 SEK 123

$10.77 DKK 69.6

22.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 SEK 179

$16.28 DKK 105

18.43%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.27

$3.05 DKK 19.68

17.70%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.41

$3.32 DKK 21.46

-14.16%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 SEK 32.24

$3.55 DKK 22.91

-1.97%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.62 SEK 42.75

$5.85 DKK 37.79

-21.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 SEK 18.24

$2.31 DKK 14.95

-14.72%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 17.14

$1.73 DKK 11.19

6.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 24.10

$2.35 DKK 15.18

10.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.50

$0.85 DKK 5.47

84.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.94 SEK 73.5

$9.97 DKK 64.4

-20.36%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.32 SEK 133

$10.13 DKK 65.4

41.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.07

$2.00 DKK 12.91

8.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.57

$2.15 DKK 13.86

8.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.65 SEK 43.01

$3.65 DKK 23.60

27.40%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$111 SEK 1,027

$65.0 DKK 420

70.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 59.1

$7.93 DKK 51.2

-19.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.56

$1.66 DKK 10.72

-5.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 587

$60.6 DKK 391

4.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.78

$2.13 DKK 13.79

-15.02%

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

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

$48.8K DKK 315.3K

-32.48%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

$49.3K DKK 318.5K

-28.04%

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

$224 SEK 2,070

$210 DKK 1,356

6.53%

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

$29.07 SEK 269

$19.65 DKK 127

47.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.95 SEK 388

$42.07 DKK 272

-0.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.51 SEK 431

$49.39 DKK 319

-5.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.07 SEK 353

$34.43 DKK 222

10.57%

Cinema Ticket

$17.67 SEK 164

$18.59 DKK 120

-4.95%

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

$159 SEK 1,472

$734 DKK 4,742

-78.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

$5,760 DKK 37.2K

13.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 SEK 882

$104 DKK 672

-8.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 SEK 459

$35.13 DKK 227

41.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,107

$119 DKK 768

0.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$203 SEK 1,878

$197 DKK 1,273

2.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

$1,475 DKK 9,529

8.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

$994 DKK 6,423

9.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

$2,099 DKK 13.6K

34.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

$1,839 DKK 11.9K

-2.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

$7,858 DKK 50.8K

53.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

$5,393 DKK 34.8K

23.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

$4,521 DKK 29.2K

-14.04%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.38

-5.02%

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

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

Last update for Aarhus: March 1, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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