City comparison
Cost of living in Milan vs Stockholm
One person needs about €2,149 a month in Milan and €2,233 in Stockholm, rent included — Milan is 4% 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 Milan on €3,000, you need
€3,117/ month net
4% more than today (+€117)
- Milan today
- Basket €2,149 · left over €851 (28%)
- Stockholm at the matched salary
- Basket €2,233 · left over €884 (28%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 210% over in Stockholm (strong) vs 149% in Milan. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇮🇹 Milan
Italy's business capital: better salaries than Rome, and rents to match.
Monthly budget: €2,149
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 Milan or Stockholm?
On salary, Stockholm pays more for tech roles (€4,700 versus €3,200 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,467 in Stockholm at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,450 in Milan against €1,500 in Stockholm. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Milan at 71 and Stockholm at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.