Paris vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$3371
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	2.15M	985K

The cost of living in Paris is 11% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1222nd and 1732nd ($2267 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Sweden, respectively. Check France vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 25th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Stockholm

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	Paris	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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