City comparison
Cost of living in Stockholm vs Austin
One person needs about €2,233 a month in Stockholm and €2,411 in Austin, rent included — Stockholm is 8% 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 Austin the way you live in Stockholm on €3,000, you need
€3,239/ month net
8% more than today (+€239)
- Stockholm today
- Basket €2,233 · left over €767 (26%)
- Austin at the matched salary
- Basket €2,411 · left over €828 (26%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 270% over in Austin (very strong) vs 210% in Stockholm. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇸🇪 Stockholm
Queue-based rental market pushes newcomers into pricey sublets.
Monthly budget: €2,233
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇺🇸 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
Should you move to Stockholm or Austin?
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: €1,500 in Stockholm against €1,600 in Austin. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Stockholm at 72 and Austin at 73 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.