Charlotte vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	875K	985K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 5% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1073rd and 849th ($2403 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th 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 Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 283rd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Stockholm

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	Charlotte	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$17693

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952

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