Melbourne vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	100	95
🏙️ Population	5.03M	985K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 8% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1365th and 1732nd ($2194 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Sweden, respectively. Check Australia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Stockholm

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	Melbourne	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$5804

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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