Chicago vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	2.75M	985K

The cost of living in Chicago is 31% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 529th and 1732nd ($2678 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 23rd and 20th 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	$21.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$5804

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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