City comparison
Stockholm vs Tokyo
Stockholm scores higher on salary; Tokyo has a lower cost of living. Compare Stockholm and Tokyo on earnings, rent pressure, career opportunity, and 3-year financial impact.
Overall verdict
Stockholm scores higher overall
Tokyo would cost you meaningfully more to live in
How they compare
If you want to save more
StockholmOverall fitTokyo
53 / 48+5 Stockholm
StockholmSavingsTokyo
44 / 38+6 Stockholm
StockholmCareerTokyo
65 / 60+5 Stockholm
StockholmLow pressureTokyo
66 / 66
If you want career growth
StockholmOverall fitTokyo
61 / 57+4 Stockholm
StockholmSavingsTokyo
44 / 38+6 Stockholm
StockholmCareerTokyo
65 / 60+5 Stockholm
StockholmLow pressureTokyo
66 / 66
If you want better balance
StockholmOverall fitTokyo
67 / 65+2 Stockholm
StockholmSavingsTokyo
44 / 38+6 Stockholm
StockholmCareerTokyo
65 / 60+5 Stockholm
StockholmLow pressureTokyo
66 / 66
Financial impact: moving from Stockholm to Tokyo
Based on a representative $80,000 USD salary. Not tax-adjusted.
-$1,046
Monthly
-$12,552
1 year
-$37,656
3 years
Moving from Stockholm to Tokyo: trade-offs
You lose
−-$1,046/mo estimated net reduction — $12,552 over the first year
Stockholm
SESalary index
60
Cost index
68
Rent pressure
34
Opportunity
68
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