Paris vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	2.1M	985K

The cost of living in Paris is 0.9% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 964th and 1008th ($2460 vs $2439) 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 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 34th and 19th 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	$17.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$17265

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464