Stockholm vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Stockholm	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5606	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1416	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$2368	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3839	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	985K	24.7K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 53% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 849th and 3471st ($2524 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sweden and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Sweden vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 23rd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Victoria

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	Stockholm	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1704	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2705	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1909	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.63%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12627	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6907	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$119	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.37	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.86	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.39	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17693	$8971

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419