Melbourne vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	100	95
🏙️ Population	5.35M	985K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 1% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 893rd and 849th ($2496 vs $2524) 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 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1st and 23rd 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	$15.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$17693

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516