Make it a trip · Stockholm, Sweden
What Stockholm costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Gamla Stan and Södermalm.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Private room, a cheap lunch, dinner out (your half), a coffee, two beers, two rides and the top sight.
Half a villa or 4-star room, two meals out, a coffee, two beers and the signature experience.
Arriving
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Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet. The €20 ETIAS travel authorisation has no confirmed start date and was not required at the time of writing. Hotels add a small city tax per night.
Sources: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10), Schengen Traveler, ETIAS launch date (2026)
Free -
Airport bus from Arlanda, from Range
Usually 119 to 199 SEK. About 45 minutes. The Arlanda train costs 299 SEK and takes 20 minutes.
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 119 Book an airport pickup -
EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
Free movement within the EU.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free
Getting around
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SL ticket, 75 minutes Fixed
Metro, bus, tram and commuter boats. Tap a contactless card at the gates.
Sources: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07), Numbeo, Stockholm (2026-10)
SEK 39 to SEK 43 -
SL 24-hour ticket Fixed
Unlimited metro, bus, trams and some archipelago ferries.
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 165
Eating and drinking
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Dagens lunch, weekday set lunch, from Range
Usually 145 to 185 SEK. Weekdays 11am to 2pm, often with salad, bread and coffee.
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 145 -
SEK 119
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Dinner for two, three courses Many reports
A mid-range restaurant, without drinks.
Source: Numbeo, Stockholm (2026-10)
SEK 1,000 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Fika, coffee with a bun, is the daily ritual.
Source: Numbeo, Stockholm (2026-10)
SEK 50 -
Draught beer, half a litre Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Stockholm (2026-10)
SEK 80
At the supermarket
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SEK 24
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Coca-Cola, small bottle Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Stockholm (2026-10)
SEK 37 -
Beer, half a litre, to take away Many reports
Supermarket price.
Source: Numbeo, Stockholm (2026-10)
SEK 21 -
Hot dog from a stand, from Range
Usually 60 to 85 SEK. A kebab or falafel costs 110 to 140 SEK.
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 60
Doing
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Vasa Museum Fixed
The 17th-century warship. Allow an hour and a half.
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 190 Get tickets -
ABBA The Museum Fixed
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 295 Get tickets -
Boat tour, one hour, from Range
Usually 195 to 350 SEK. Archipelago commuter boats are covered by some SL passes and cost far less.
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 195 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 320 to 450 SEK.
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 320 Find a hostel -
Two-star hotel, from Range
Usually 450 to 650 SEK.
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 450 Find a guesthouse -
Four-star hotel, from Range
Usually 1,500 to 2,200 SEK.
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 1,500 Find a hotel -
Studio or one-bedroom apartment, from Range
Usually 900 to 1,600 SEK.
Source: Radical Storage, is Stockholm expensive (2026-07)
SEK 900 Find an apartment
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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