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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 30.4% more expensive than Varnamo without rent, and 38.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 33.6% more expensive than Varnamo without rent, and 30.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.96 SEK 148

$12.48 SEK 116

27.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,039

$88.7 SEK 822

26.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.72 SEK 109

$11.91 SEK 110

-1.60%

Cappuccino

$5.02 SEK 46.53

$4.91 SEK 45.47

2.24%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.75

$2.87 SEK 26.57

11.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 23.91

$2.12 SEK 19.64

21.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.65 SEK 80.1

$8.32 SEK 77.1

3.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.24 SEK 76.3

$7.23 SEK 67.0

13.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.04

$1.67 SEK 15.43

3.59%

White Bread (500g)

$3.37 SEK 31.24

$2.22 SEK 20.56

51.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 36.30

$3.05 SEK 28.22

28.52%

Eggs

$4.74 SEK 43.93

$4.61 SEK 42.67

2.82%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 SEK 120

$13.07 SEK 121

-0.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.24 SEK 123

$11.70 SEK 108

13.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 SEK 179

$17.39 SEK 161

10.87%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.27

$3.22 SEK 29.84

11.49%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.41

$2.89 SEK 26.73

-1.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 SEK 32.24

$2.86 SEK 26.52

21.68%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.62 SEK 42.75

$4.33 SEK 40.05

6.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 SEK 18.24

$1.73 SEK 16.06

13.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 17.14

$1.58 SEK 14.63

17.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 24.10

$2.58 SEK 23.86

0.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.50

$1.28 SEK 11.81

22.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.94 SEK 73.5

$8.14 SEK 75.4

-2.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.32 SEK 133

$12.27 SEK 114

16.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.07

$1.95 SEK 18.02

11.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.57

$2.21 SEK 20.44

5.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.65 SEK 43.01

$3.41 SEK 31.56

36.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$111 SEK 1,027

$73.5 SEK 680

50.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 59.1

$5.50 SEK 50.9

16.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.56

$2.56 SEK 23.70

-38.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 587

$62.7 SEK 580

1.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.78

$1.98 SEK 18.33

-8.59%

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

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

$32.6K SEK 301.9K

1.09%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

$33.9K SEK 313.8K

4.68%

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

$224 SEK 2,070

$122 SEK 1,131

83.09%

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

$29.07 SEK 269

$29.32 SEK 272

-0.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.95 SEK 388

$41.26 SEK 382

1.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.51 SEK 431

$39.79 SEK 368

16.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.07 SEK 353

$25.51 SEK 236

49.24%

Cinema Ticket

$17.67 SEK 164

$17.96 SEK 166

-1.61%

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

$159 SEK 1,472

$176 SEK 1,633

-9.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

$4,200 SEK 38.9K

55.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 SEK 882

$79.1 SEK 732

20.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 SEK 459

$61.9 SEK 573

-19.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,107

$106 SEK 983

12.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$203 SEK 1,878

$129 SEK 1,192

57.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

$852 SEK 7,890

88.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

$657 SEK 6,086

65.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

$1,396 SEK 12.9K

102.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

$1,061 SEK 9,821

68.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

$4,239 SEK 39.3K

185.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

$2,964 SEK 27.4K

124.92%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

$2,184 SEK 20.2K

77.93%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Varnamo: March 3, 2026

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