Denver vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Denver	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2848	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6447	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1737	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$748	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4578	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	716K	985K

The cost of living in Denver is 17% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 365th and 1008th ($2848 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 218th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Stockholm

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	Denver	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.7	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5706	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3714	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.29	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.53	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.9	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2053	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21391	$17265

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2548
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2749
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2642
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2729
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2542
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2594
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2800
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2534
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$3013
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2571
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2506
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2028
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2367
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$1961
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1900
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1674
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2417
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1875
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1741
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1524
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2237
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2470
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1730
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1646

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464