Stockholm vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Stockholm Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1981
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4383
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3327
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
979K
3.03M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 99% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1837th and 5356th ($1981 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Stockholm compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 21st and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Taichung

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Stockholm Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.8
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$4.3
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2263
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1521
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10074
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5579
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.1
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.88
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7816
$13893

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2032
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1650
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1688
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1512
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1348
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1271
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1263
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1210
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1228
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1420
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1276
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1342
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1203
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1345
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1783
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$2283
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1396
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1246
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1480
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1465
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1532
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1483
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1528
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1395
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1265
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1080
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1411
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$893
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1336
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1438
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1261
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1487
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1262
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1382

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721