London vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$3327
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	98	95
🏙️ Population	8.91M	979K

The cost of living in London is 68% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 38th and 1837th ($3321 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.2 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 5th and 21st 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	$19.7	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$7816

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382