Austin vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	962K	985K

The cost of living in Austin is 5% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1002nd and 1273rd ($2416 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 2 months in Austin compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 151st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Stockholm

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	Austin	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$15313

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482