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

🙂 Solo nomad: Varberg is 15.6% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 28.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Varberg is 14.8% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 25.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.77 SEK 127

$15.92 SEK 147

-13.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$83.2 SEK 768

$109 SEK 1,004

-23.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.07 SEK 92.9

$11.79 SEK 109

-14.59%

Cappuccino

$4.22 SEK 38.93

$4.97 SEK 45.85

-15.09%

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

$0.98 SEK 9.09

$3.21 SEK 29.65

-69.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 SEK 8.35

$2.56 SEK 23.66

-64.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.10 SEK 74.8

$8.29 SEK 76.5

-2.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.05 SEK 74.3

$8.48 SEK 78.3

-5.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 SEK 13.71

$1.74 SEK 16.04

-14.37%

White Bread (500g)

$3.06 SEK 28.23

$3.45 SEK 31.87

-11.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.65 SEK 33.66

$4.10 SEK 37.82

-10.98%

Eggs

$4.56 SEK 42.08

$4.52 SEK 41.72

0.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.15 SEK 112

$12.82 SEK 118

-5.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.77 SEK 109

$13.10 SEK 121

-10.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.89 SEK 193

$19.00 SEK 175

9.95%

Apples (1kg)

$3.45 SEK 31.88

$3.59 SEK 33.16

-3.90%

Banana (1kg)

$2.78 SEK 25.70

$2.86 SEK 26.44

-2.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.29 SEK 30.33

$3.41 SEK 31.45

-3.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.80 SEK 44.32

$4.47 SEK 41.25

7.38%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 SEK 14.42

$1.90 SEK 17.51

-17.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 SEK 17.56

$1.80 SEK 16.59

5.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.51 SEK 23.21

$2.63 SEK 24.26

-4.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 SEK 10.45

$1.62 SEK 14.93

-30.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.32 SEK 67.6

$7.80 SEK 72.0

-6.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.63 SEK 98.2

$14.39 SEK 133

-26.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.77

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.29 SEK 11.86

$2.36 SEK 21.82

-45.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.89 SEK 26.69

$4.66 SEK 43.00

-37.98%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$73.5 SEK 678

$112 SEK 1,038

-34.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.40 SEK 49.87

$6.12 SEK 56.5

-11.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.66 SEK 24.57

$1.66 SEK 15.30

60.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$57.4 SEK 530

$63.4 SEK 585

-9.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 SEK 18.39

$1.82 SEK 16.79

9.34%

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

$32.3K SEK 298.5K

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

-1.50%

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

$33.5K SEK 308.9K

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

-4.93%

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

$152 SEK 1,402

$227 SEK 2,092

-33.00%

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

$20.84 SEK 192

$29.14 SEK 269

-28.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.04 SEK 287

$41.78 SEK 386

-25.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.99 SEK 378

$47.67 SEK 440

-14.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.12 SEK 232

$38.34 SEK 354

-34.48%

Cinema Ticket

$16.87 SEK 156

$18.18 SEK 168

-7.21%

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

$160 SEK 1,473

$163 SEK 1,504

-2.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,201 SEK 38.8K

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

-35.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$89.8 SEK 829

$98.2 SEK 906

-8.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.68 SEK 385

$48.32 SEK 446

-13.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.7 SEK 911

$118 SEK 1,093

-16.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$158 SEK 1,455

$207 SEK 1,908

-23.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$842 SEK 7,772

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

-47.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$662 SEK 6,108

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-39.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,421 SEK 13.1K

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

-49.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,084 SEK 10.0K

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

-39.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,328 SEK 39.9K

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

-64.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,048 SEK 28.1K

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

-55.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,368 SEK 31.1K

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

-9.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.9

4.16

-54.33%

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

Last update for Varberg: January 12, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

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