Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Vasteras Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Vasteras

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 34.9% more expensive than Vasteras without rent, and 46.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 12.9% more expensive than Vasteras without rent, and 34.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.66 SEK 148

$14.53 SEK 137

7.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,029

$68.8 SEK 650

58.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.65 SEK 110

$10.47 SEK 98.9

11.27%

Cappuccino

$5.07 SEK 47.88

$4.63 SEK 43.78

9.50%

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

$3.14 SEK 29.69

$2.78 SEK 26.31

12.95%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 24.21

$2.46 SEK 23.26

4.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.35 SEK 78.9

$7.56 SEK 71.4

10.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.53 SEK 80.6

$7.53 SEK 71.1

13.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 17.08

$1.6 SEK 15.11

13.12%

White Bread (500g)

$3.48 SEK 32.91

$2.77 SEK 26.17

25.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.93 SEK 37.12

$3.8 SEK 35.93

3.42%

Eggs

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$4.03 SEK 38.06

11.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.8 SEK 121

$12.13 SEK 115

5.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 122

$12.45 SEK 118

3.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.5 SEK 184

$15.98 SEK 151

22.03%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 33.16

$3.33 SEK 31.49

5.41%

Banana (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.2

$2.54 SEK 23.97

13.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.38 SEK 31.89

$3.47 SEK 32.76

-2.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.5 SEK 42.52

$3.78 SEK 35.7

19.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.98 SEK 18.7

$1.5 SEK 14.15

32.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.85

$1.95 SEK 18.42

-3.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.55 SEK 24.11

$2.76 SEK 26.07

-7.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.78

$1.74 SEK 16.41

-10.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$7.29 SEK 68.9

9.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.82 SEK 121

$12.71 SEK 120

0.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.57

$1.46 SEK 13.78

49.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 SEK 21.69

$1.89 SEK 17.81

21.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$3.28 SEK 31.03

37.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$113 SEK 1,072

$72.6 SEK 686

56.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 60.4

$3.66 SEK 34.58

74.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$1.66 SEK 15.71

-3.61%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.3 SEK 588

$85.5 SEK 807

-27.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.85 SEK 17.49

$1.9 SEK 17.94

-2.63%

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

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

$32.7K SEK 309.4K

-1.94%

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

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

$34.9K SEK 329.7K

-0.87%

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

$223 SEK 2,111

$88.9 SEK 840

151.37%

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

$29.2 SEK 276

$28.53 SEK 270

2.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.06 SEK 407

$36.52 SEK 345

17.91%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.75 SEK 451

$36.22 SEK 342

31.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.8 SEK 357

$21.3 SEK 201

77.46%

Cinema Ticket

$17.68 SEK 167

$19.48 SEK 184

-9.24%

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

$164 SEK 1,549

$159 SEK 1,500

3.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

$5,191 SEK 49K

25.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.8 SEK 933

$95.7 SEK 904

3.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50 SEK 473

$42.98 SEK 406

16.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,113

$93.3 SEK 881

26.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,954

$123 SEK 1,161

68.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,584 SEK 15K

$834 SEK 7,881

89.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

$600 SEK 5,664

82.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

$1,502 SEK 14.2K

82.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,799 SEK 17K

$1,153 SEK 10.9K

56.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

$3,683 SEK 34.8K

218.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

$2,268 SEK 21.4K

186.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

$3,413 SEK 32.2K

7.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.87

-14.58%

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

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

Last update for Vasteras: October 27, 2025

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