Arlington vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$3327
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	394K	979K

The cost of living in Arlington is 9% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2320th and 1837th ($1807 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 3rd 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1022nd and 21st 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	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$7816

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382