Stockholm vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Stockholm	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2439	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5447	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1383	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2366	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3766	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	95	100
🏙️ Population	985K	5.45M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 14% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1008th and 370th ($2439 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sweden and Australia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 19th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Sydney

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	Stockholm	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.44	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1658	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1052	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2807	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1877	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11775	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6727	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.51	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.5	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.08	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$116	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17265	$25164

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863