Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Skien Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Skien

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 13.6% more expensive than Skien without rent, and 8.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Stockholm is 10% cheaper than Skien without rent, and 24.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.53 SEK 147

$28.48 NOK 288

-45.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,033

$101 NOK 1,022

8.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.68 SEK 110

$13.12 NOK 133

-10.98%

Cappuccino

$5.22 SEK 49.29

$4.95 NOK 50.2

5.45%

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

$3.26 SEK 30.83

$2.52 NOK 25.52

29.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 SEK 23.5

$2.15 NOK 21.75

15.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.61 SEK 81.3

$9.17 NOK 92.9

-6.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.51 SEK 80.5

$9.37 NOK 94.9

-9.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.4

$1.92 NOK 19.45

-9.37%

White Bread (500g)

$3.34 SEK 31.53

$3.34 NOK 33.79

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.08 SEK 38.54

$3.31 NOK 33.52

23.26%

Eggs

$4.56 SEK 43.1

$4.28 NOK 43.31

6.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.83 SEK 121

$11.61 NOK 118

10.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.16 SEK 124

$13.87 NOK 141

-5.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.21 SEK 182

$24.79 NOK 251

-22.51%

Apples (1kg)

$3.64 SEK 34.36

$3.82 NOK 38.71

-4.71%

Banana (1kg)

$2.84 SEK 26.87

$2.32 NOK 23.5

22.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.37 SEK 31.85

$3.36 NOK 34

0.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.46 SEK 42.17

$4.07 NOK 41.27

9.58%

Potato (1kg)

$2 SEK 18.95

$2.21 NOK 22.35

-9.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.82 SEK 17.21

$2.23 NOK 22.57

-18.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.53 SEK 23.94

$2.84 NOK 28.8

-10.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.61 SEK 15.23

$1.82 NOK 18.39

-11.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.05 SEK 76.1

$18.99 NOK 192

-57.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.17 SEK 124

$12.93 NOK 131

1.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 20.45

$3.2 NOK 32.42

-32.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 SEK 22.39

$3.93 NOK 39.83

-39.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.62 SEK 43.66

$2.61 NOK 26.4

77.01%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,058

$43.51 NOK 441

157.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.08 SEK 57.4

$35.7 NOK 362

-82.97%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.58 SEK 14.97

$1.41 NOK 14.26

12.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61 SEK 577

$102 NOK 1,035

-40.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.85 SEK 17.49

$2.1 NOK 21.26

-11.90%

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

$32.4K SEK 305.9K

$25.7K NOK 260.3K

25.95%

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

$34.6K SEK 327.4K

$35.8K NOK 362.9K

-3.34%

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

$223 SEK 2,112

$97.5 NOK 988

129.09%

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

$29.28 SEK 277

$38.61 NOK 391

-24.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.82 SEK 405

$38.52 NOK 390

11.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.95 SEK 444

$37.56 NOK 380

25.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.32 SEK 353

$34.96 NOK 354

6.75%

Cinema Ticket

$17.68 SEK 167

$14.06 NOK 142

25.75%

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

$161 SEK 1,518

$308 NOK 3,123

-47.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,622 SEK 62.6K

$10.2K NOK 103.6K

-35.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$97.6 SEK 922

$41.12 NOK 416

137.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.42 SEK 458

$35.8 NOK 363

35.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 SEK 1,128

$91.4 NOK 926

30.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$208 SEK 1,966

$150 NOK 1,515

39.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 SEK 15.1K

$949 NOK 9,611

68.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,083 SEK 10.2K

$976 NOK 9,889

10.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,838 SEK 26.8K

$1,114 NOK 11.3K

154.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,768 SEK 16.7K

$925 NOK 9,364

91.18%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.8K SEK 111.3K

$3,252 NOK 32.9K

262.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,370 SEK 60.2K

$2,899 NOK 29.4K

119.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,535 SEK 33.4K

$4,000 NOK 40.5K

-11.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

3.8

9.47%

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

Last update for Stockholm: December 1, 2025

Last update for Skien: November 29, 2025

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