Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Sala Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Sala

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 32% more expensive than Sala without rent, and 68.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 30.5% more expensive than Sala without rent, and 74.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 SEK 147

$12.77 SEK 118

24.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,004

$63.6 SEK 587

71.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.79 SEK 109

$10.17 SEK 93.8

15.93%

Cappuccino

$4.97 SEK 45.85

$3.29 SEK 30.37

51.06%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.65

$1.83 SEK 16.87

75.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 23.66

$2.49 SEK 22.95

2.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.29 SEK 76.5

$7.20 SEK 66.5

15.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.48 SEK 78.3

$7.35 SEK 67.8

15.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.04

$1.80 SEK 16.63

-3.33%

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.87

$2.65 SEK 24.47

30.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.10 SEK 37.82

$3.59 SEK 33.13

14.21%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.72

$4.02 SEK 37.10

12.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 118

$12.12 SEK 112

5.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.10 SEK 121

$11.86 SEK 109

10.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.00 SEK 175

$15.60 SEK 144

21.79%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.16

$3.17 SEK 29.25

13.25%

Banana (1kg)

$2.86 SEK 26.44

$2.57 SEK 23.75

11.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.41 SEK 31.45

$2.82 SEK 26.02

20.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.47 SEK 41.25

$5.23 SEK 48.27

-14.53%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 SEK 17.51

$1.56 SEK 14.43

21.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.59

$1.25 SEK 11.50

44.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.26

$2.74 SEK 25.27

-4.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 SEK 14.93

$1.07 SEK 9.87

51.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.80 SEK 72.0

$7.33 SEK 67.6

6.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 133

$6.49 SEK 59.9

121.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.77

$2.57 SEK 23.68

-16.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 SEK 21.82

$1.89 SEK 17.44

24.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.66 SEK 43.00

$3.17 SEK 29.29

47.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,038

$21.81 SEK 201

415.59%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 SEK 56.5

$6.38 SEK 58.9

-4.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.30

$1.59 SEK 14.64

4.40%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 585

$21.21 SEK 196

198.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 SEK 16.79

$2.01 SEK 18.52

-9.45%

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

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

$41.9K SEK 386.6K

-21.60%

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

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

$34.0K SEK 313.8K

3.56%

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

$227 SEK 2,092

$88.5 SEK 817

156.17%

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

$29.14 SEK 269

$21.40 SEK 198

36.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.78 SEK 386

$36.94 SEK 341

13.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.67 SEK 440

$48.53 SEK 448

-1.77%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.34 SEK 354

$21.03 SEK 194

82.31%

Cinema Ticket

$18.18 SEK 168

$18.94 SEK 175

-4.01%

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

$163 SEK 1,504

$147 SEK 1,356

10.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

$1,283 SEK 11.8K

405.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.2 SEK 906

$46.55 SEK 430

110.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.32 SEK 446

$36.95 SEK 341

30.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,093

$54.4 SEK 502

117.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,908

$57.9 SEK 534

257.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

$773 SEK 7,137

105.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

$539 SEK 4,976

101.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

$976 SEK 9,009

188.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

$736 SEK 6,794

144.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

$4,847 SEK 44.7K

153.94%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

$3,255 SEK 30.0K

110.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

$2,586 SEK 23.9K

43.95%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Sala: January 13, 2026

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