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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vasteras is 25.9% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 31.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vasteras is 11.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 25.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$14.53 SEK 137

$15.66 SEK 148

-7.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.8 SEK 650

$109 SEK 1,029

-36.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.47 SEK 98.9

$11.65 SEK 110

-10.13%

Cappuccino

$4.63 SEK 43.78

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-8.68%

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

$2.78 SEK 26.31

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-11.46%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.46 SEK 23.26

$2.56 SEK 24.21

-3.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.56 SEK 71.4

$8.35 SEK 78.9

-9.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.53 SEK 71.1

$8.53 SEK 80.6

-11.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.6 SEK 15.11

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-11.60%

White Bread (500g)

$2.77 SEK 26.17

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-20.40%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.8 SEK 35.93

$3.93 SEK 37.12

-3.31%

Eggs

$4.03 SEK 38.06

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-10.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.13 SEK 115

$12.8 SEK 121

-5.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.45 SEK 118

$12.87 SEK 122

-3.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.98 SEK 151

$19.5 SEK 184

-18.05%

Apples (1kg)

$3.33 SEK 31.49

$3.51 SEK 33.16

-5.13%

Banana (1kg)

$2.54 SEK 23.97

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-11.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.47 SEK 32.76

$3.38 SEK 31.89

2.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.78 SEK 35.7

$4.5 SEK 42.52

-16.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.5 SEK 14.15

$1.98 SEK 18.7

-24.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.95 SEK 18.42

$1.89 SEK 17.85

3.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.76 SEK 26.07

$2.55 SEK 24.11

8.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 SEK 16.41

$1.56 SEK 14.78

11.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.29 SEK 68.9

$7.97 SEK 75.3

-8.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.71 SEK 120

$12.82 SEK 121

-0.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 SEK 13.78

$2.18 SEK 20.57

-33.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 SEK 17.81

$2.3 SEK 21.69

-17.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.28 SEK 31.03

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-27.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$72.6 SEK 686

$113 SEK 1,072

-35.99%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.66 SEK 34.58

$6.39 SEK 60.4

-42.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.71

$1.6 SEK 15.09

3.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$85.5 SEK 807

$62.3 SEK 588

37.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.9 SEK 17.94

$1.85 SEK 17.49

2.70%

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

$32.7K SEK 309.4K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

1.97%

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

$34.9K SEK 329.7K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

0.88%

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

$88.9 SEK 840

$223 SEK 2,111

-60.22%

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

$28.53 SEK 270

$29.2 SEK 276

-2.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.52 SEK 345

$43.06 SEK 407

-15.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.22 SEK 342

$47.75 SEK 451

-24.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.3 SEK 201

$37.8 SEK 357

-43.65%

Cinema Ticket

$19.48 SEK 184

$17.68 SEK 167

10.18%

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

$159 SEK 1,500

$164 SEK 1,549

-3.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,191 SEK 49K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

-20.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.7 SEK 904

$98.8 SEK 933

-3.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.98 SEK 406

$50 SEK 473

-14.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$93.3 SEK 881

$118 SEK 1,113

-20.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 SEK 1,161

$207 SEK 1,954

-40.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$834 SEK 7,881

$1,584 SEK 15K

-47.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$600 SEK 5,664

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-45.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,502 SEK 14.2K

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-45.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,153 SEK 10.9K

$1,799 SEK 17K

-35.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,683 SEK 34.8K

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-68.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,268 SEK 21.4K

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-65.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,413 SEK 32.2K

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

-7.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.87

4.16

17.07%

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

Last update for Vasteras: October 27, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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