Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Eskilstuna Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Eskilstuna

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 23.4% more expensive than Eskilstuna without rent, and 48.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 31% more expensive than Eskilstuna without rent, and 42.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.66 SEK 148

$13.16 SEK 124

19.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,029

$67.5 SEK 638

61.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.65 SEK 110

$10.65 SEK 101

9.39%

Cappuccino

$5.07 SEK 47.88

$4.67 SEK 44.15

8.57%

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

$3.14 SEK 29.69

$2.68 SEK 25.32

17.16%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 24.21

$2.52 SEK 23.79

1.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.35 SEK 78.9

$7.32 SEK 69.1

14.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.53 SEK 80.6

$7.51 SEK 71

13.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 17.08

$1.47 SEK 13.85

23.13%

White Bread (500g)

$3.48 SEK 32.91

$3.09 SEK 29.23

12.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.93 SEK 37.12

$3.5 SEK 33.06

12.29%

Eggs

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$3.87 SEK 36.56

16.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.8 SEK 121

$14.12 SEK 133

-9.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 122

$11.75 SEK 111

9.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.5 SEK 184

$13.53 SEK 128

44.12%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 33.16

$3.43 SEK 32.39

2.33%

Banana (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.2

$2.59 SEK 24.46

11.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.38 SEK 31.89

$2.63 SEK 24.84

28.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.5 SEK 42.52

$3.84 SEK 36.27

17.19%

Potato (1kg)

$1.98 SEK 18.7

$1.49 SEK 14.06

32.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.85

$2.07 SEK 19.51

-8.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.55 SEK 24.11

$2.74 SEK 25.87

-6.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.78

$1.69 SEK 15.98

-7.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$7.19 SEK 68

10.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.82 SEK 121

$8.59 SEK 81.2

49.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.57

$2.42 SEK 22.88

-9.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 SEK 21.69

$1.97 SEK 18.61

16.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$3.31 SEK 31.24

36.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$113 SEK 1,072

$69.3 SEK 655

63.69%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 60.4

$6.46 SEK 61.1

-1.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$1.24 SEK 11.68

29.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.3 SEK 588

$61.3 SEK 579

1.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.85 SEK 17.49

$1.98 SEK 18.73

-6.57%

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

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

$33.1K SEK 312.4K

-2.89%

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

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

$33.8K SEK 319.1K

2.41%

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

$223 SEK 2,111

$88.5 SEK 836

152.42%

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

$29.2 SEK 276

$28.59 SEK 270

2.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.06 SEK 407

$36.3 SEK 343

18.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.75 SEK 451

$25.93 SEK 245

84.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.8 SEK 357

$25.11 SEK 237

50.54%

Cinema Ticket

$17.68 SEK 167

$11.71 SEK 111

50.98%

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

$164 SEK 1,549

$127 SEK 1,200

29.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

$727 SEK 6,865

795.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.8 SEK 933

$106 SEK 999

-6.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50 SEK 473

$31.6 SEK 299

58.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,113

$96.3 SEK 909

22.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,954

$154 SEK 1,455

34.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,584 SEK 15K

$749 SEK 7,073

111.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

$626 SEK 5,916

74.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

$1,210 SEK 11.4K

126.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,799 SEK 17K

$1,069 SEK 10.1K

68.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

$4,465 SEK 42.2K

162.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

$3,084 SEK 29.1K

110.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

$3,825 SEK 36.1K

-3.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.53

-8.17%

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

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

Last update for Eskilstuna: October 29, 2025

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