City comparison
Cost of living in Austin vs Stockholm
One person needs about €2,411 a month in Austin and €2,233 in Stockholm, rent included — Stockholm is 7% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Stockholm the way you live in Austin on €3,000, you need
€2,779/ month net
7% less than today (-€221)
- Austin today
- Basket €2,411 · left over €589 (20%)
- Stockholm at the matched salary
- Basket €2,233 · left over €546 (20%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 210% over in Stockholm (strong) vs 270% in Austin. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇺🇸 Austin
No state income tax and a real tech market, with car costs baked in.
Monthly budget: €2,411
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇸🇪 Stockholm
Queue-based rental market pushes newcomers into pricey sublets.
Monthly budget: €2,233
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Austin or Stockholm?
On salary, Austin pays more for tech roles (€6,500 versus €4,700 a month), so the money left over after costs is €4,089 in Austin at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,600 in Austin against €1,500 in Stockholm. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Austin at 73 and Stockholm at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.