StockholmvsManchester
💰
Manchester saves you $600/month
18% cheaper on rent, food & transport
📶
Stockholm has 1x faster internet
196 Mbps avg download speed
🌡️
Temperate vs Oceanic climate
Different weather patterns year-round
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
Stockholm
Manchester
Total Budget
$3,300/mo
$2,700/mo ✓
Rent (1BR)
$1,450/mo ✓
$1,500/mo
Coworking
$260/mo ✓
$320/mo
Meal Out
$15 ✓
$18
Coffee
$4.5
$4.2 ✓
Manchester is $600/mo cheaper (22% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🌍 Stockholm
📶 Internet196 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+1
🗣️ Englishhigh
🛂 Nomad VisaNot available
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West2h
🇺🇸 US East5h
🇬🇧 London8h
🇩🇪 Berlin8h
🇬🇧 Manchester
📶 Internet165 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+0
🗣️ Englishhigh
🛂 Nomad VisaNot available
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West3h
🇺🇸 US East6h
🇬🇧 London8h
🇩🇪 Berlin8h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
Stockholm
ClimateTemperate
Avg Temp8°C
Rainy Days124/year
Best months: June
Manchester
ClimateOceanic
Avg Temp11°C
Rainy Days189/year
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
-1°4°
Apr
5°10°
Jul
18°16°
Oct
8°11°
StockholmManchester
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🌍Stockholm
🇬🇧Manchester
💰
Monthly Budget
$3,300
$2,700
Winner📶
Internet Speed
196 Mbps
165 Mbps
🛡️
Safety
4.6/5
Winner3.8/5
⭐
Nomad Score
4.3/10
4/10
🍽️
Food Scene
8/10
8/10
🎉
Nightlife
8/10
9/10
🚶
Walkability
8/10
8/10
👥
Community
medium
medium
1
Stockholm wins
vs
1
Manchester wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Manchester
$600/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
Stockholm
196 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
Either works
Similar social opportunities
🛡️Safety-First
Stockholm
Significantly higher safety rating
🍜Foodie
Either works
Both have great food scenes
🎉Party Person
Either works
Both have great nightlife
🌍Stockholm
Pros
- +High quality of life with strong welfare state and clean, organized urban environment
- +Very fast and reliable internet with extensive fiber and 5G coverage across the city
- +Beautiful waterfront setting built on islands with easy access to nature and archipelago
- +Excellent public transport and integrated cycling infrastructure for easy car-free living
Cons
- −Very high cost of living and rent compared to most European capitals
- −Long, dark winters with short daylight hours and often cold, wet weather
- −Dining out, drinks and entertainment can get expensive very quickly
- −Rental market is tight and competitive, especially for centrally located apartments
🇬🇧Manchester
Pros
- +Significantly more affordable than London while still offering a big-city feel
- +Strong café culture and lots of laptop-friendly coffee shops, especially in the Northern Quarter and Ancoats
- +Good selection of coworking spaces with day passes around £20–£30 and memberships around £200–£300 per month
- +Fast and reliable fibre broadband with above-average UK speeds and good 5G coverage
Cons
- −Weather is often grey, wet and windy for much of the year – not ideal for sun-seeking nomads
- −City centre can feel busy and a bit rough around certain streets at night
- −Less walkable between outlying neighbourhoods – you will use tram or bus often
- −No beach – seaside trips require trains to Liverpool, Blackpool or further
