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

🙂 Solo nomad: Varnamo is 4.6% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 27.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Varnamo is 20.2% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.89 SEK 119

$15.92 SEK 147

-19.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$86.2 SEK 795

$109 SEK 1,004

-20.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.16 SEK 112

$11.79 SEK 109

3.14%

Cappuccino

$4.93 SEK 45.51

$4.97 SEK 45.85

-0.80%

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

$2.91 SEK 26.83

$3.21 SEK 29.65

-9.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 SEK 19.57

$2.56 SEK 23.66

-17.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.25 SEK 76.2

$8.29 SEK 76.5

-0.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.56 SEK 69.7

$8.48 SEK 78.3

-10.85%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 SEK 14.93

$1.74 SEK 16.04

-6.90%

White Bread (500g)

$2.13 SEK 19.68

$3.45 SEK 31.87

-38.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.08 SEK 28.41

$4.10 SEK 37.82

-24.88%

Eggs

$4.60 SEK 42.48

$4.52 SEK 41.72

1.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.70 SEK 117

$12.82 SEK 118

-0.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.44 SEK 106

$13.10 SEK 121

-12.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.11 SEK 158

$19.00 SEK 175

-9.95%

Apples (1kg)

$3.16 SEK 29.15

$3.59 SEK 33.16

-11.98%

Banana (1kg)

$2.79 SEK 25.74

$2.86 SEK 26.44

-2.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.77 SEK 25.61

$3.41 SEK 31.45

-18.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.45 SEK 41.05

$4.47 SEK 41.25

-0.45%

Potato (1kg)

$1.74 SEK 16.09

$1.90 SEK 17.51

-8.42%

Onion (1kg)

$1.60 SEK 14.75

$1.80 SEK 16.59

-11.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.65 SEK 24.41

$2.63 SEK 24.26

0.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 SEK 11.40

$1.62 SEK 14.93

-24.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.28 SEK 76.4

$7.80 SEK 72.0

6.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.45 SEK 115

$14.39 SEK 133

-13.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.03 SEK 18.73

$2.14 SEK 19.77

-5.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.24 SEK 20.72

$2.36 SEK 21.82

-5.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.29 SEK 30.36

$4.66 SEK 43.00

-29.40%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$74.5 SEK 688

$112 SEK 1,038

-33.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.48 SEK 50.6

$6.12 SEK 56.5

-10.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.54 SEK 23.45

$1.66 SEK 15.30

53.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.7 SEK 578

$63.4 SEK 585

-1.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.88 SEK 17.35

$1.82 SEK 16.79

3.30%

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

$33.2K SEK 306.1K

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

0.99%

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

$34.2K SEK 316.1K

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

-2.73%

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

$121 SEK 1,114

$227 SEK 2,092

-46.73%

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

$28.51 SEK 263

$29.14 SEK 269

-2.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.49 SEK 374

$41.78 SEK 386

-3.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.75 SEK 376

$47.67 SEK 440

-14.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.39 SEK 234

$38.34 SEK 354

-33.78%

Cinema Ticket

$18.08 SEK 167

$18.18 SEK 168

-0.55%

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

$177 SEK 1,634

$163 SEK 1,504

8.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,199 SEK 38.8K

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

-35.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$78.6 SEK 726

$98.2 SEK 906

-19.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$60.5 SEK 558

$48.32 SEK 446

25.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 SEK 969

$118 SEK 1,093

-11.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 SEK 1,210

$207 SEK 1,908

-36.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$831 SEK 7,668

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

-47.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$652 SEK 6,020

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-39.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,409 SEK 13.0K

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

-49.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,086 SEK 10.0K

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

-39.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,398 SEK 40.6K

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

-64.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,065 SEK 28.3K

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

-55.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,221 SEK 20.5K

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

-40.34%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

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