Stockholm vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Stockholm	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2439	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5447	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$1383	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$2366	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3766	$961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	95	49
🏙️ Population	985K	24.7K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 49% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1008th and 3452nd ($2439 vs $1637) 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 19th and 6808th 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	$16.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.44	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1658	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1052	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2807	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1877	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11775	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6727	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.51	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.5	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.08	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$116	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17265	$8750

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415