Melbourne vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	100	96
🏙️ Population	5.03M	985K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 20% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 923rd and 1883rd ($2397 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Stockholm. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1st and 17th 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	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$7335

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328