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

🙂 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 2.7% cheaper than Skien without rent, and 13.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Stockholm is 3.6% cheaper than Skien without rent, and 26% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.97 SEK 146

$29.03 NOK 272

-44.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,024

$102 NOK 952

9.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.55 SEK 106

$13.53 NOK 127

-14.63%

Cappuccino

$5.09 SEK 46.63

$4.96 NOK 46.44

2.62%

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

$3.24 SEK 29.69

$2.47 NOK 23.16

31.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.57 SEK 23.57

$2.21 NOK 20.67

16.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.68 SEK 79.5

$8.95 NOK 83.9

-3.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.54 SEK 78.2

$9.34 NOK 87.5

-8.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 SEK 16.31

$1.94 NOK 18.19

-8.25%

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.61

$3.40 NOK 31.90

1.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.93 SEK 36.01

$3.33 NOK 31.24

18.02%

Eggs

$4.67 SEK 42.81

$4.39 NOK 41.10

6.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 117

$11.59 NOK 109

10.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.08 SEK 120

$13.94 NOK 131

-6.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.49 SEK 178

$25.34 NOK 237

-23.09%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 32.11

$3.69 NOK 34.61

-4.88%

Banana (1kg)

$2.96 SEK 27.10

$2.25 NOK 21.09

31.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.38 SEK 30.98

$3.26 NOK 30.58

3.68%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.63 SEK 42.44

$4.08 NOK 38.22

13.48%

Potato (1kg)

$2.00 SEK 18.35

$2.18 NOK 20.38

-8.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.83 SEK 16.74

$2.15 NOK 20.16

-14.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.59 SEK 23.75

$2.86 NOK 26.82

-9.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.63 SEK 14.91

$1.82 NOK 17.01

-10.44%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.79 SEK 71.4

$19.10 NOK 179

-59.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 132

$14.38 NOK 135

0.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.26 SEK 20.71

$3.18 NOK 29.81

-28.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 SEK 21.27

$4.00 NOK 37.46

-42.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.47 SEK 40.96

$2.65 NOK 24.84

68.68%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,022

$43.21 NOK 405

158.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.19 SEK 56.7

$35.87 NOK 336

-82.74%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.24

$1.45 NOK 13.59

14.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61.7 SEK 565

$103 NOK 964

-40.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.80 SEK 16.48

$2.17 NOK 20.30

-17.05%

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

$32.1K SEK 294.1K

$26.3K NOK 246.5K

22.07%

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

$35.6K SEK 326.5K

$35.8K NOK 335.1K

-0.34%

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

$228 SEK 2,087

$97.4 NOK 913

133.89%

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

$29.58 SEK 271

$38.09 NOK 357

-22.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.50 SEK 389

$38.42 NOK 360

10.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.54 SEK 426

$37.86 NOK 355

22.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.43 SEK 352

$35.80 NOK 335

7.35%

Cinema Ticket

$17.95 SEK 164

$14.37 NOK 135

24.91%

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

$165 SEK 1,509

$310 NOK 2,907

-46.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,461 SEK 59.2K

$10.1K NOK 94.7K

-36.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.8 SEK 905

$39.99 NOK 375

147.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.2 SEK 460

$35.69 NOK 334

40.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 SEK 1,090

$90.7 NOK 850

31.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$204 SEK 1,871

$154 NOK 1,447

32.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,563 SEK 14.3K

$960 NOK 8,993

62.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,089 SEK 9,976

$971 NOK 9,095

12.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,802 SEK 25.7K

$1,105 NOK 10.4K

153.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,780 SEK 16.3K

$920 NOK 8,620

93.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 110.7K

$3,507 NOK 32.9K

244.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,717 SEK 61.5K

$3,129 NOK 29.3K

114.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,938 SEK 36.1K

$4,285 NOK 40.2K

-8.10%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Skien: April 11, 2026

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