Saturday, January 10, 2009
Mercer’s 2008 cost of living index proves Sweden is not too expensive
Contrary to people’s perception, Stockholm is now the cheapest Scandinavian capital city, according to Mercer’s 2008 cost of living index (www.mercer.com/costofliving).
Stockholm is ranked no. 31, down from 23 in 2007, with London at no.3, Oslo at no.4, Copenhagen at no.7 and Helsinki at no.21. Sweden’s other major cities, such as Gothenburg and Malmö, do not even feature in the list of the World’s top 50 cities, smashing stereotypes that Sweden is a prohibitively expensive place to visit.
For more information, please contact Philippa Sutton, Press & PR Manager, UK, Phone: 020 7870 5604, philippa.sutton@visitsweden.com