City comparison
Cost of living in Stockholm vs Copenhagen
One person needs about €2,233 a month in Stockholm and €2,563 in Copenhagen, rent included — Stockholm is 15% 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 Copenhagen the way you live in Stockholm on €3,000, you need
€3,443/ month net
15% more than today (+€443)
- Stockholm today
- Basket €2,233 · left over €767 (26%)
- Copenhagen at the matched salary
- Basket €2,563 · left over €880 (26%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 207% over in Copenhagen (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
🇩🇰 Copenhagen
Cycling city with high taxes that buy genuinely good public services.
Monthly budget: €2,563
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Stockholm or Copenhagen?
On salary, Copenhagen pays more for tech roles (€5,300 versus €4,700 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,737 in Copenhagen at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,500 in Stockholm against €1,700 in Copenhagen. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Stockholm at 72 and Copenhagen at 70 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.