Baltimore vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	586K	985K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 1% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1219th and 1273rd ($2323 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 128th and 33rd 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	$17.4	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$15313

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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