Cost of Living in Stockholm, 🇸🇪 Sweden - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 10 14 $2,450 $1,658 $1,877 $1,052 $165

Utilities 19 1 — $200 $264 $172 —

Internet & Mobile 1 5 6 17 $13 $51 $64 $51 $0

Groceries 15 1 $220 $677 $1,706 $651 $14

Transportation 1 2 3 $147 $127 $320 $120 $24

Dining Out 24 25 33 34 1 $1,050 $402 $619 $145 $85

Leisure Activities 16 21 1 8 $450 $280 $580 $88 $45

Health Insurance 11 $63 $80 $160 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 12 — $16 $32 — —

Total $4,393 $3,491 $5,622 $2,279 $333

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 14 $1,052.37 $1,052 – $1,658 per month

Coworking Space 8 9 $433.28 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 10 1 $1,200.00 $750 – $1,600 per month

Coliving Space 14 1 $860.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 25 1 $5.44 per cup

Beer 22 $7.68 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 33 1 $12.13 per meal

Fast Food Combo 24 1 $11.66 per meal

Apples 15 1 $3.66 per kg

Bread 15 1 $3.50 per loaf

Milk 15 1 $1.82 per liter

Rice 15 1 $3.37 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 1 $14.74 per kg

Beef 15 1 $22.71 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 23 1 $13.79 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 33 23 1 $88.36 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 32 1 $2.16 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $5.96 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.51 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 1 2 $107.16 per month

Gasoline 37 4 $1.82 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 1 3 $15.41 per trip

Scooter Rental 35 $48.52 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 7 $13.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 17 18 1 $38.32 per month

Gym Membership 16 1 $51.99 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 13 $35.38 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $10.01 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 1 $18.62 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 28 1 $115.98 per pair

Summer Dress 29 $50.55 per dress

Running Shoes 30 1 $137.42 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 31 1 $33.32 per visit

Laundry 36 $8.09 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 20 1 $36.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 26 1 $10.53 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 9.892 SEK on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Oslo, Hanoi, Zurich

Livingcost Stockholm basket (updated Jun 2026)Index
SL 30-day adult 530 kr promo; ordinarie 1 060 kr (50% state subsidy through Dec 2026)Official
Meter taxi 59 kr start + 14.90 kr/km (weekday tariff 1)Official
Sweden Octane-95 SEK 18.01/L (19 Oct 2026)Index
Comviq 10 GB 129 kr/mån utan bindningOfficial
Hallon kontantkort 4 GB 99 kr/30 daysOfficial
Hallon 10 GB 109 kr/mån catalogOfficial
Helio open membership from 3 350 kr/mån (Stockholm centres)Official
Helio cites ~4 283 kr/mån average open desk in inner StockholmSecondary
Airbnb monthly-stay totals Nov 2026 (~5 300–14 400 kr band)Listings
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Sweden work and long-stay permits (no nomad route)Official
Frescati Sports Center tennis 280–330 kr/hOfficial
Bostadsportal 1-rum Stockholm ~3 986–10 068 kr/mån (Oct 2026)Listings
Willys grocery shelf (milk, bread, chicken, beef, rice, apples)Listings
Nordic Wellness Silver från 399 kr/månOfficial
Hallon broadband standard tier 299–399 kr/månOfficial
Tele2 broadband from 299 kr/månOfficial
Ellevio lägenhet elnät 143 kr/mån (40 m², 1 person example)Official
SKR patientavgifter 2026 — Stockholm primärvård husläkare 275 krOfficial
Filmstaden biobiljetter från 99 krOfficial
Systembolaget Millennium öl 500 ml 14,70 kr (+ pant)Shop
Systembolaget La Belle Angèle Pinot Noir 115 kr/750 mlShop
McDonald’s Sverige Big Mac & Co meny 85 kr (kampanj)Official
Espresso House cappuccino 62 kr (Wolt Sweden reference)Listings
Apoteket Sinupret forte 85 kr webbprisShop
H&M Straight Regular Jeans ord. 399 krListings
H&M ATELIER Straight Regular Jeans ordinarie 999 krListings
H&M damklänningar (strandklänning 329 kr; midi tiers to ~499 kr)Listings
INTERSPORT löparskor (Nike Pegasus 42 1 200 kr promo)Listings
Cutters klippning from 310 krOfficial
ICA Stilla vatten 1,5 L (~18 kr inkl. pant)Listings
Akkurat Södermalm dagens lunch 155 kr inkl. bufféListings
John Scott’s Kungsträdgården dagens lunch 159 krListings
Voi Lund 2.50 kr/min pay-as-you-go (Stockholm page blocked; scooter estimate input)Official
Tvättomaten självtvätt 300 kr/maskin max 5 kgListings
Stockholm station Octane-95 pump prices (Oct 2026)Listings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2567.94 1200
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1551.47 1052.37
- Apples 3.42 3.66
- Beef 22.47 22.71
- Beer 9.09 7.68
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- Bread 3.74 3.5
- Chicken Fillets 15.51 14.74
- Cinema Ticket 18.72 18.62
- Coffee 5.14 5.44
- Coliving Space 1016.48 860
- Coworking Space 449.39 433.28
- Dining Out local 160.5, nomad 1444.47, expat 513.59, family 641.99, tourist 101.65 local 145, nomad 1050, expat 402, family 619, tourist 85
- Doctor Visit (GP) 26.75 36.12
- Fast Food Combo 12.3 11.66
- Gasoline 2.3 1.82
- Groceries local 449.39, nomad 192.6, expat 534.99, family 1230.47, tourist 12.84 local 651, nomad 220, expat 677, family 1706, tourist 14
- Gym Membership 58.85 51.99
- Haircut 58.85 33.32
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.25, expat 42.8, family 85.6 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 80, family 160
- Housing local 909.48, nomad 2246.95, expat 1658.46, family 2086.45, tourist 149.8 local 1052, nomad 2450, expat 1658, family 1877, tourist 165
- Internet & Mobile local 69.55, nomad 96.3, expat 80.25, family 149.8, tourist 4.81 local 51, nomad 13.04, family 64, tourist 0.33
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 44.94 38.32
- Jeans 117.7 115.98
- Laundry 0 8.09
- Leisure Activities local 128.4, nomad 695.48, expat 374.49, family 588.49, tourist 42.8 local 88, nomad 450, expat 280, family 580, tourist 45
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.51 12.13
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 101.65 88.36
- Milk 1.98 1.82
- Mobile Plan 37.45 13.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 112.35 107.16
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.16 10.53
- Rice 3.85 3.37
- Ride-hailing (5km) 20.33 15.41
- Running Shoes 139.1 137.42
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 21.4 10.01
- Scooter Rental 6.95 48.52
- Summer Dress 48.15 50.55
- Taxi Start 6.95 5.96
- Taxi per km 2.35 1.51
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 37.45 35.38
- Transportation local 109.14, family 218.28, tourist 19.26 local 120, nomad 147, expat 127, family 320, tourist 24
- Utilities local 85.6, nomad 0, expat 128.4, family 256.79, tourist 0 local 171.57, nomad 0, expat 200, family 264.49, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 16.05, family 32.1 local 0, expat 16, family 32
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.93 2.16
- Wine (Mid-range) 14.98 13.79
Lint fix — operator/listing citations for Apartment (1 bedroom), Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, grocery lines, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Utilities, Groceries, Dining Out, Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Haircut, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds), and Gasoline (bostadsportal.se, willys.se, nordicwellness.se, tele2.se, ellevio.se, akkurat.se, skr.se, www2.hm.com, bensinprisidag.se).

Stockholm cost of living