Cost of living in Stockholm 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Stockholm, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
78.8
21% cheaper than New York
StockholmUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 14,500 SEK $1,378
1-bed apartment, outside centre 9,800 SEK $931
3-bed apartment, centre 24,000 SEK $2,280
Room in shared flat 6,500 SEK $618
Buy price per m2 86,200 SEK $8,189
Living cost excl. rent 10,500 SEK $998
Typical net salary 28,000 SEK $2,660
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.