Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Varnamo Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Varnamo

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 4.8% more expensive than Varnamo without rent, and 38.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 25.3% more expensive than Varnamo without rent, and 31.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 SEK 147

$12.89 SEK 119

23.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,004

$86.2 SEK 795

26.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.79 SEK 109

$12.16 SEK 112

-3.04%

Cappuccino

$4.97 SEK 45.85

$4.93 SEK 45.51

0.81%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.65

$2.91 SEK 26.83

10.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 23.66

$2.12 SEK 19.57

20.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.29 SEK 76.5

$8.25 SEK 76.2

0.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.48 SEK 78.3

$7.56 SEK 69.7

12.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.04

$1.62 SEK 14.93

7.41%

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.87

$2.13 SEK 19.68

61.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.10 SEK 37.82

$3.08 SEK 28.41

33.12%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.72

$4.60 SEK 42.48

-1.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 118

$12.70 SEK 117

0.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.10 SEK 121

$11.44 SEK 106

14.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.00 SEK 175

$17.11 SEK 158

11.05%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.16

$3.16 SEK 29.15

13.61%

Banana (1kg)

$2.86 SEK 26.44

$2.79 SEK 25.74

2.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.41 SEK 31.45

$2.77 SEK 25.61

23.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.47 SEK 41.25

$4.45 SEK 41.05

0.45%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 SEK 17.51

$1.74 SEK 16.09

9.20%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.59

$1.60 SEK 14.75

12.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.26

$2.65 SEK 24.41

-0.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 SEK 14.93

$1.23 SEK 11.40

31.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.80 SEK 72.0

$8.28 SEK 76.4

-5.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 133

$12.45 SEK 115

15.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.77

$2.03 SEK 18.73

5.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 SEK 21.82

$2.24 SEK 20.72

5.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.66 SEK 43.00

$3.29 SEK 30.36

41.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,038

$74.5 SEK 688

50.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 SEK 56.5

$5.48 SEK 50.6

11.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.30

$2.54 SEK 23.45

-34.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 585

$62.7 SEK 578

1.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 SEK 16.79

$1.88 SEK 17.35

-3.19%

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

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

$33.2K SEK 306.1K

-0.98%

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

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

$34.2K SEK 316.1K

2.80%

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

$227 SEK 2,092

$121 SEK 1,114

87.73%

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

$29.14 SEK 269

$28.51 SEK 263

2.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.78 SEK 386

$40.49 SEK 374

3.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.67 SEK 440

$40.75 SEK 376

16.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.34 SEK 354

$25.39 SEK 234

51.00%

Cinema Ticket

$18.18 SEK 168

$18.08 SEK 167

0.55%

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

$163 SEK 1,504

$177 SEK 1,634

-7.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

$4,199 SEK 38.8K

54.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.2 SEK 906

$78.6 SEK 726

24.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.32 SEK 446

$60.5 SEK 558

-20.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,093

$105 SEK 969

12.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,908

$131 SEK 1,210

57.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

$831 SEK 7,668

91.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

$652 SEK 6,020

66.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

$1,409 SEK 13.0K

99.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

$1,086 SEK 10.0K

65.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

$4,398 SEK 40.6K

179.91%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

$3,065 SEK 28.3K

123.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

$2,221 SEK 20.5K

67.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.8

-13.33%

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

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

Last update for Varnamo: January 11, 2026

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