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

🙂 Solo nomad: Varnamo is 23.3% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 27.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Varnamo is 25.2% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 23.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.48 SEK 116

$15.96 SEK 148

-21.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$88.7 SEK 822

$112 SEK 1,039

-20.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.91 SEK 110

$11.72 SEK 109

1.62%

Cappuccino

$4.91 SEK 45.47

$5.02 SEK 46.53

-2.19%

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

$2.87 SEK 26.57

$3.21 SEK 29.75

-10.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 SEK 19.64

$2.58 SEK 23.91

-17.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.32 SEK 77.1

$8.65 SEK 80.1

-3.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.23 SEK 67.0

$8.24 SEK 76.3

-12.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 SEK 15.43

$1.73 SEK 16.04

-3.47%

White Bread (500g)

$2.22 SEK 20.56

$3.37 SEK 31.24

-34.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.05 SEK 28.22

$3.92 SEK 36.30

-22.19%

Eggs

$4.61 SEK 42.67

$4.74 SEK 43.93

-2.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.07 SEK 121

$12.99 SEK 120

0.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.70 SEK 108

$13.24 SEK 123

-11.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.39 SEK 161

$19.28 SEK 179

-9.80%

Apples (1kg)

$3.22 SEK 29.84

$3.59 SEK 33.27

-10.31%

Banana (1kg)

$2.89 SEK 26.73

$2.85 SEK 26.41

1.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.86 SEK 26.52

$3.48 SEK 32.24

-17.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.33 SEK 40.05

$4.62 SEK 42.75

-6.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 SEK 16.06

$1.97 SEK 18.24

-12.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.58 SEK 14.63

$1.85 SEK 17.14

-14.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.58 SEK 23.86

$2.60 SEK 24.10

-0.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 SEK 11.81

$1.57 SEK 14.50

-18.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.14 SEK 75.4

$7.94 SEK 73.5

2.52%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.27 SEK 114

$14.32 SEK 133

-14.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.02

$2.17 SEK 20.07

-10.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 SEK 20.44

$2.33 SEK 21.57

-5.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.41 SEK 31.56

$4.65 SEK 43.01

-26.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$73.5 SEK 680

$111 SEK 1,027

-33.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.50 SEK 50.9

$6.39 SEK 59.1

-13.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.56 SEK 23.70

$1.57 SEK 14.56

63.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.7 SEK 580

$63.4 SEK 587

-1.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 SEK 18.33

$1.81 SEK 16.78

9.39%

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

$32.6K SEK 301.9K

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

-1.08%

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

$33.9K SEK 313.8K

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

-4.47%

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

$122 SEK 1,131

$224 SEK 2,070

-45.38%

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

$29.32 SEK 272

$29.07 SEK 269

0.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.26 SEK 382

$41.95 SEK 388

-1.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.79 SEK 368

$46.51 SEK 431

-14.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.51 SEK 236

$38.07 SEK 353

-32.99%

Cinema Ticket

$17.96 SEK 166

$17.67 SEK 164

1.64%

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

$176 SEK 1,633

$159 SEK 1,472

10.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,200 SEK 38.9K

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

-35.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$79.1 SEK 732

$95.3 SEK 882

-17.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.9 SEK 573

$49.55 SEK 459

24.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 SEK 983

$120 SEK 1,107

-11.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$129 SEK 1,192

$203 SEK 1,878

-36.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$852 SEK 7,890

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

-46.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$657 SEK 6,086

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

-39.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,396 SEK 12.9K

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

-50.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,061 SEK 9,821

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

-40.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,239 SEK 39.3K

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

-64.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,964 SEK 27.4K

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

-55.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,184 SEK 20.2K

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

-43.80%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.16

15.38%

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

Last update for Varnamo: March 3, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

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