Baltimore vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	586K	985K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 12% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1182nd and 1732nd ($2287 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 131st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Stockholm

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	Baltimore	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$5804

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331