City comparison
Cost of living in Stockholm vs Berlin
One person needs about €2,233 a month in Stockholm and €2,258 in Berlin, rent included — Stockholm is 1% 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 Berlin the way you live in Stockholm on €3,000, you need
€3,034/ month net
1% more than today (+€34)
- Stockholm today
- Basket €2,233 · left over €767 (26%)
- Berlin at the matched salary
- Basket €2,258 · left over €776 (26%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 204% over in Berlin (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
🇩🇪 Berlin
Highest tech salaries on this list, offset by heating bills and a brutal rental market.
Monthly budget: €2,258
Sources: Destatis + Eurostat, HICP & Mietspiegel (2025) · 377 community reports
Should you move to Stockholm or Berlin?
On salary, Stockholm pays more for tech roles (€4,700 versus €4,600 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,467 in Stockholm at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,500 in Stockholm against €1,500 in Berlin. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Stockholm at 72 and Berlin at 76 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.