Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Varberg Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Varberg

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 18.5% more expensive than Varberg without rent, and 39.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 17.4% more expensive than Varberg without rent, and 34.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 SEK 147

$13.77 SEK 127

15.61%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,004

$83.2 SEK 768

30.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.79 SEK 109

$10.07 SEK 92.9

17.08%

Cappuccino

$4.97 SEK 45.85

$4.22 SEK 38.93

17.77%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.65

$0.98 SEK 9.09

227.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 23.66

$0.90 SEK 8.35

184.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.29 SEK 76.5

$8.10 SEK 74.8

2.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.48 SEK 78.3

$8.05 SEK 74.3

5.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.04

$1.49 SEK 13.71

16.78%

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.87

$3.06 SEK 28.23

12.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.10 SEK 37.82

$3.65 SEK 33.66

12.33%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.72

$4.56 SEK 42.08

-0.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 118

$12.15 SEK 112

5.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.10 SEK 121

$11.77 SEK 109

11.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.00 SEK 175

$20.89 SEK 193

-9.05%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.16

$3.45 SEK 31.88

4.06%

Banana (1kg)

$2.86 SEK 26.44

$2.78 SEK 25.70

2.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.41 SEK 31.45

$3.29 SEK 30.33

3.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.47 SEK 41.25

$4.80 SEK 44.32

-6.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 SEK 17.51

$1.56 SEK 14.42

21.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.59

$1.90 SEK 17.56

-5.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.26

$2.51 SEK 23.21

4.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 SEK 14.93

$1.13 SEK 10.45

43.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.80 SEK 72.0

$7.32 SEK 67.6

6.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 133

$10.63 SEK 98.2

35.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.77

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 SEK 21.82

$1.29 SEK 11.86

82.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.66 SEK 43.00

$2.89 SEK 26.69

61.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,038

$73.5 SEK 678

53.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 SEK 56.5

$5.40 SEK 49.87

13.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.30

$2.66 SEK 24.57

-37.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 585

$57.4 SEK 530

10.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 SEK 16.79

$1.99 SEK 18.39

-8.54%

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

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

$32.3K SEK 298.5K

1.52%

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

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

$33.5K SEK 308.9K

5.19%

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

$227 SEK 2,092

$152 SEK 1,402

49.25%

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

$29.14 SEK 269

$20.84 SEK 192

39.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.78 SEK 386

$31.04 SEK 287

34.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.67 SEK 440

$40.99 SEK 378

16.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.34 SEK 354

$25.12 SEK 232

52.63%

Cinema Ticket

$18.18 SEK 168

$16.87 SEK 156

7.77%

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

$163 SEK 1,504

$160 SEK 1,473

2.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

$4,201 SEK 38.8K

54.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.2 SEK 906

$89.8 SEK 829

9.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.32 SEK 446

$41.68 SEK 385

15.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,093

$98.7 SEK 911

19.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,908

$158 SEK 1,455

31.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

$842 SEK 7,772

88.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

$662 SEK 6,108

64.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

$1,421 SEK 13.1K

98.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

$1,084 SEK 10.0K

66.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

$4,328 SEK 39.9K

184.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

$3,048 SEK 28.1K

124.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

$3,368 SEK 31.1K

10.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

1.9

118.95%

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

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

Last update for Varberg: January 12, 2026

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