Cost of Living score
Affordability, essential costs, and day-to-day financial pressure for residents.
Cost of Living in Stockholm60/100
Cost of Living
Cost of Living in Stockholm
Stockholm is costly for rent and services, partly offset by strong public infrastructure and mobility-cost savings. Cost of Living in Stockholm scores 60/100, placing it in the developing group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 60/100
Affordability score
60/100
Below-median directional score driven by housing and services costs.
Housing pressure
High
Central rental demand outpaces supply in inner districts.
Transport cost offset
Strong
Transit and cycling networks reduce vehicle-dependence costs.
Stockholm cost of living data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Affordability score | 60/100 | Public-service quality partially offsets headline prices. |
| Housing pressure | High | New residents often start in outer transit-served areas. |
| Transport cost offset | Strong | Multi-modal commuting is feasible across most boroughs. |
Cost of Living city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Stockholm (this page) | 60/100 | Stockholm is costly for rent and services, partly offset by strong public infrastructure and mobility-cost savings. |
| Luleå | 70/100 | Luleå's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Malmö | 70/100 | Malmö's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Gothenburg | 70/100 | Gothenburg's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Östersund | 68/100 | Östersund's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Norrköping | 68/100 | Norrköping's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Sundsvall | 67/100 | Sundsvall's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Örebro | 67/100 | Örebro's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Karlskrona | 66/100 | Karlskrona's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Uppsala | 65/100 | Uppsala's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Lund | 65/100 | Lund's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Växjö | 64/100 | Växjö's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Gävle | 62/100 | Gävle's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Eskilstuna | 62/100 | Eskilstuna's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Halmstad | 60/100 | Halmstad's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Borås | 60/100 | Borås's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Södertälje | 59/100 | Södertälje's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Västerås | 58/100 | Västerås's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Helsingborg | 50/100 | Helsingborg's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Umeå | 50/100 | Umeå's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Linköping | 50/100 | Linköping's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Jönköping | 50/100 | Jönköping's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Karlstad | 50/100 | Karlstad's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Visby | 50/100 | Visby's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Trollhättan | 50/100 | Trollhättan's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Kalmar | 48/100 | Kalmar's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Kristianstad | 48/100 | Kristianstad's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Tumba | 47/100 | Tumba's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Nyköping | 45/100 | Nyköping's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Täby | 44/100 | Täby's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Saint-Quentin | 82/100 | Saint-Quentin's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
Interpretation
Affordability scoring weighs essential spending, mobility, services, and the stability of daily life rather than headline prices alone. Across the indexed cities the cost of living average is 62/100, so Stockholm is close to the median for this dimension. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 3 institutional references.
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Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
3 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- Numbeo: Cost of Living Index
Used for directional affordability framing alongside official housing and price datasets.
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