Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Helsingborg Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Helsingborg

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 23.4% more expensive than Helsingborg without rent, and 39.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 22.1% more expensive than Helsingborg without rent, and 33.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.96 SEK 147

$15.85 SEK 146

0.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,034

$72.7 SEK 670

54.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.72 SEK 108

$10.38 SEK 95.8

12.91%

Cappuccino

$5.02 SEK 46.33

$4.66 SEK 42.95

7.73%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.62

$2.86 SEK 26.40

12.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 23.80

$2.68 SEK 24.67

-3.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.65 SEK 79.7

$7.41 SEK 68.3

16.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.24 SEK 76.0

$6.37 SEK 58.8

29.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 15.97

$1.52 SEK 13.98

13.82%

White Bread (500g)

$3.37 SEK 31.11

$2.47 SEK 22.77

36.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 36.14

$2.69 SEK 24.77

45.72%

Eggs

$4.74 SEK 43.74

$4.89 SEK 45.07

-3.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 SEK 120

$10.51 SEK 96.9

23.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.24 SEK 122

$11.54 SEK 106

14.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 SEK 178

$16.23 SEK 150

18.79%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.13

$2.74 SEK 25.30

31.02%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.30

$2.80 SEK 25.81

1.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 SEK 32.10

$3.14 SEK 28.91

10.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.62 SEK 42.57

$3.82 SEK 35.18

20.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 SEK 18.16

$1.47 SEK 13.57

34.01%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 17.07

$1.46 SEK 13.49

26.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 24.00

$2.08 SEK 19.14

25.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.43

$1.72 SEK 15.88

-8.72%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.94 SEK 73.2

$7.15 SEK 65.9

11.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.32 SEK 132

$10.29 SEK 94.8

39.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 19.98

$2.42 SEK 22.35

-10.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.47

$1.73 SEK 15.92

34.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.65 SEK 42.83

$3.29 SEK 30.32

41.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$111 SEK 1,022

$66.1 SEK 610

67.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 58.9

$3.13 SEK 28.86

104.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.50

$1.64 SEK 15.10

-4.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 584

$19.86 SEK 183

219.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.70

$2.02 SEK 18.61

-10.40%

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

$33.0K SEK 303.9K

$31.9K SEK 294.5K

3.17%

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

$35.5K SEK 327.1K

$34.7K SEK 319.6K

2.35%

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

$224 SEK 2,061

$119 SEK 1,101

87.18%

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

$29.07 SEK 268

$28.42 SEK 262

2.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.95 SEK 387

$36.58 SEK 337

14.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.51 SEK 429

$39.16 SEK 361

18.77%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.07 SEK 351

$22.01 SEK 203

72.97%

Cinema Ticket

$17.67 SEK 163

$20.81 SEK 192

-15.09%

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

$159 SEK 1,466

$148 SEK 1,362

7.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.2K

$4,066 SEK 37.5K

60.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 SEK 878

$82.0 SEK 756

16.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 SEK 457

$43.15 SEK 398

14.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,102

$84.3 SEK 777

41.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$203 SEK 1,870

$116 SEK 1,066

75.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 SEK 14.8K

$835 SEK 7,697

92.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

$661 SEK 6,095

64.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,829 SEK 26.1K

$1,382 SEK 12.7K

104.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

$1,146 SEK 10.6K

55.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 111.5K

$3,273 SEK 30.2K

269.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,666 SEK 61.5K

$2,491 SEK 23.0K

167.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,886 SEK 35.8K

$3,086 SEK 28.5K

25.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.66

-10.73%

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

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

Last update for Helsingborg: March 3, 2026

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