Arlington vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	394K	985K

The cost of living in Arlington is 24% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2397th and 849th ($1907 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1st 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 894th and 23rd 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	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$17693

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516