City comparison
Cost of living in Stockholm vs Split
One person needs about €2,233 a month in Stockholm and €1,337 in Split, rent included — Split is 40% 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 Split the way you live in Stockholm on €3,000, you need
€1,796/ month net
40% less than today (-€1,204)
- Stockholm today
- Basket €2,233 · left over €767 (26%)
- Split at the matched salary
- Basket €1,337 · left over €459 (26%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 142% over in Split (adequate) 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
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 community reports
Should you move to Stockholm or Split?
On salary, Stockholm pays more for tech roles (€4,700 versus €1,900 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 €780 in Split. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Stockholm at 72 and Split at 74 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.