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Paris vs Stockholm: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Paris and Stockholm compared on cost, safety, weather and size
ParisFranceStockholmSweden
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$80$90
Mid-range$185$210
Luxury$395$450
Price level0.77× US (2025)0.87× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 2
Best monthsJun, Jul and AugJun, Jul, Aug and Sep
Annual rain961 mm654 mm
Average high16.6 °C11.1 °C
Population2.1M1.5M
Time zoneEurope/ParisEurope/Stockholm

The short answer

Paris is about 12 % cheaper per day than Stockholm, $185 against $210 (mid-range estimate). Both carry a US Level 2 advisory. In September, the daily average is 17 °C in Paris and 15 °C in Stockholm.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Paris overview
  • Stockholm overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Paris trip cost
  • Is Paris safe?
  • Stockholm trip cost
  • Is Stockholm safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Europe
  • Safest cities in Europe

Countries

  • All cities in France
  • All cities in Sweden

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.