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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 15% more expensive than Varberg without rent, and 35.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 25.2% more expensive than Varberg without rent, and 33.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.96 SEK 148

$13.69 SEK 127

16.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,039

$85.2 SEK 789

31.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.72 SEK 109

$10.04 SEK 93.0

16.73%

Cappuccino

$5.02 SEK 46.53

$4.07 SEK 37.68

23.34%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.75

$0.91 SEK 8.38

252.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 23.91

$0.92 SEK 8.55

180.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.65 SEK 80.1

$7.69 SEK 71.2

12.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.24 SEK 76.3

$8.15 SEK 75.4

1.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.04

$1.56 SEK 14.47

10.90%

White Bread (500g)

$3.37 SEK 31.24

$3.16 SEK 29.26

6.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 36.30

$3.64 SEK 33.66

7.69%

Eggs

$4.74 SEK 43.93

$4.33 SEK 40.14

9.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 SEK 120

$12.23 SEK 113

6.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.24 SEK 123

$11.78 SEK 109

12.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 SEK 179

$21.24 SEK 197

-9.23%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.27

$3.43 SEK 31.72

4.66%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.41

$2.78 SEK 25.78

2.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 SEK 32.24

$3.40 SEK 31.47

2.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.62 SEK 42.75

$4.71 SEK 43.64

-1.91%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 SEK 18.24

$1.59 SEK 14.77

23.90%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 17.14

$1.96 SEK 18.18

-5.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 24.10

$2.60 SEK 24.09

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.50

$1.19 SEK 11.06

31.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.94 SEK 73.5

$7.06 SEK 65.3

12.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.32 SEK 133

$10.81 SEK 100

32.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.07

$2.14 SEK 19.84

1.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.57

$1.24 SEK 11.50

87.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.65 SEK 43.01

$2.90 SEK 26.84

60.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$111 SEK 1,027

$72.8 SEK 674

52.24%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 59.1

$5.39 SEK 49.92

18.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.56

$2.52 SEK 23.36

-37.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 587

$56.0 SEK 519

13.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.78

$1.91 SEK 17.71

-5.24%

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

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

$32.5K SEK 301.0K

1.40%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

$33.5K SEK 310.0K

5.96%

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

$224 SEK 2,070

$152 SEK 1,410

46.84%

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

$29.07 SEK 269

$21.34 SEK 198

36.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.95 SEK 388

$31.54 SEK 292

33.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.51 SEK 431

$39.97 SEK 370

16.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.07 SEK 353

$25.17 SEK 233

51.25%

Cinema Ticket

$17.67 SEK 164

$17.07 SEK 158

3.51%

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

$159 SEK 1,472

$158 SEK 1,462

0.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

$4,066 SEK 37.6K

60.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 SEK 882

$88.0 SEK 814

8.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 SEK 459

$42.14 SEK 390

17.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,107

$98.6 SEK 913

21.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$203 SEK 1,878

$158 SEK 1,462

28.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

$847 SEK 7,839

89.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

$654 SEK 6,057

66.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

$1,413 SEK 13.1K

100.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

$1,070 SEK 9,911

66.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

$4,221 SEK 39.1K

186.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

$3,001 SEK 27.8K

122.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

$3,409 SEK 31.6K

14.00%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Varberg: February 28, 2026

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