Charlotte vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$3371
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	875K	985K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 24% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 761st and 1732nd ($2528 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 1.7 months in Stockholm. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 252nd and 20th 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	$16.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$5804

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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