Chicago vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	97	96
🏙️ Population	2.75M	985K

The cost of living in Chicago is 22% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 394th and 1273rd ($2799 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 16th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Stockholm

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	Chicago	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$15313

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

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