Can a Registered Nurse afford to live in Stockholm?

Tight-2% of take-home left to save — expenses eat your whole take-home.
Median salary (gross)
Registered Nurse · Stockholm
$53,766
Income tax (~17% effective)
United States
– $9,175
Take-home pay
$3,716/mo
$44,591
Living costs (1 person)
$3,780/mo · derived
– $45,360
Savings potential
$-64/mo · -2% of take-home
$-769

Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.

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How we calculated this

• Salary: SE-SCB median for Registered Nurse, adjusted for Stockholm.

• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~17%). Official calculator.

• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.

Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.