How we calculate this

Utility costs

Electricity and gas prices from Eurostat Energy Statistics (H1 2025), mapped onto typical household consumption.

Groceries and daily expenses

Drawn from OECD Purchasing Power Parities and consumer price indices published by national statistical offices.

Transport

Monthly pass prices pulled directly from official municipal transport authority sites. Refreshed twice a year.

Neighborhood prices

Rent ranges come from official government housing statistics and rental indices. We publish a min and max because the real market doesn't hand you a single number.

First-hand vs. second-hand

In places where this matters (Sweden, Denmark), we split regulated first-hand contracts from market-rate second-hand rentals. The gap is often large, and worth knowing before you sign anything.

Update frequency

Rent data refreshes twice a year, in January and July. Often enough to track the market, slow enough that numbers don't jump around on you.