London vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	99	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	985K

The cost of living in London is 62% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 58th and 1732nd ($3296 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Stockholm

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	London	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$5804

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331