Arlington vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	74	96
🏙️ Population	394K	985K

The cost of living in Arlington is 6% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2251st and 1883rd ($1869 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 2nd in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1283rd and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Stockholm

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	Arlington	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$7335

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328