Chicago vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	2.75M	985K

The cost of living in Chicago is 34% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 483rd and 1883rd ($2667 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Stockholm. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 20th and 17th 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	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$7335

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328