Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Queenstown Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Queenstown

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 2% more expensive than Queenstown without rent, and 8.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 6% more expensive than Queenstown without rent, and 11.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.53 SEK 147

$14.95 NZ$26.11

3.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,033

$84.6 NZ$148

29.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.68 SEK 110

$9.93 NZ$17.33

17.62%

Cappuccino

$5.22 SEK 49.29

$3.51 NZ$6.12

48.72%

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

$3.26 SEK 30.83

$2.37 NZ$4.13

37.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 SEK 23.5

$2.37 NZ$4.14

5.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.61 SEK 81.3

$7.46 NZ$13.02

15.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.51 SEK 80.5

$6.05 NZ$10.57

40.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.4

$2.25 NZ$3.93

-22.67%

White Bread (500g)

$3.34 SEK 31.53

$2.02 NZ$3.53

65.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.08 SEK 38.54

$2.39 NZ$4.18

70.71%

Eggs

$4.56 SEK 43.1

$6.38 NZ$11.14

-28.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.83 SEK 121

$10.22 NZ$17.84

25.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.16 SEK 124

$10.48 NZ$18.3

25.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.21 SEK 182

$16.95 NZ$29.6

13.33%

Apples (1kg)

$3.64 SEK 34.36

$3.02 NZ$5.28

20.53%

Banana (1kg)

$2.84 SEK 26.87

$2.43 NZ$4.24

16.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.37 SEK 31.85

$3.92 NZ$6.85

-14.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.46 SEK 42.17

$5.81 NZ$10.15

-23.24%

Potato (1kg)

$2 SEK 18.95

$2.64 NZ$4.61

-24.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.82 SEK 17.21

$2.31 NZ$4.03

-21.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.53 SEK 23.94

$2.84 NZ$4.95

-10.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.61 SEK 15.23

$1.15 NZ$2.01

40.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.05 SEK 76.1

$29.13 NZ$50.9

-72.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.17 SEK 124

$9.95 NZ$17.37

32.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 20.45

$4.75 NZ$8.29

-54.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 SEK 22.39

$6.9 NZ$12.05

-65.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.62 SEK 43.66

$2.74 NZ$4.78

68.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,058

$127 NZ$222

-12.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.08 SEK 57.4

$2.91 NZ$5.08

108.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.58 SEK 14.97

$1.88 NZ$3.28

-15.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61 SEK 577

$31.45 NZ$54.9

94.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.85 SEK 17.49

$1.68 NZ$2.93

10.12%

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

$32.4K SEK 305.9K

$29.6K NZ$51.8K

9.17%

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

$34.6K SEK 327.4K

$17.8K NZ$31.1K

94.37%

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

$223 SEK 2,112

$278 NZ$485

-19.52%

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

$29.28 SEK 277

$39.99 NZ$69.8

-26.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.82 SEK 405

$62.6 NZ$109

-31.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.95 SEK 444

$58 NZ$101

-19.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.32 SEK 353

$25.35 NZ$44.27

47.22%

Cinema Ticket

$17.68 SEK 167

$13.3 NZ$23.22

32.93%

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

$161 SEK 1,518

$501 NZ$874

-67.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,622 SEK 62.6K

$6,983 NZ$12.2K

-5.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$97.6 SEK 922

$87.3 NZ$152

11.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.42 SEK 458

$49.51 NZ$86.4

-2.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 SEK 1,128

$96.7 NZ$169

23.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$208 SEK 1,966

$280 NZ$488

-25.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 SEK 15.1K

$1,476 NZ$2,578

8.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,083 SEK 10.2K

$1,299 NZ$2,269

-16.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,838 SEK 26.8K

$2,956 NZ$5,161

-3.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,768 SEK 16.7K

$2,527 NZ$4,412

-30.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.8K SEK 111.3K

$7,662 NZ$13.4K

53.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,370 SEK 60.2K

$5,364 NZ$9,366

18.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,535 SEK 33.4K

$3,048 NZ$5,323

15.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

6.74

-38.28%

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

Last update for Stockholm: December 1, 2025

Last update for Queenstown: November 29, 2025

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