Stockholm vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Stockholm Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2039
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4469
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3371
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
985K
2.6M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 73% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1732nd and 4534th ($2039 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 20th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Taipei

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Stockholm Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.33
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1344
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$920
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2403
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1579
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10193
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5579
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.94
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5804
$19749

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581