Denver vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Denver	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2775	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6485	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2926	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4922	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	716K	985K

The cost of living in Denver is 21% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 434th and 1273rd ($2775 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th 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 Denver compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 183rd and 33rd 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	$18.6	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.19	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1450	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3135	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2601	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5007	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3720	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.24	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$199	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16240	$15313

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2552
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2735
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2677
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2744
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2961
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2596
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2760
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2537
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2876
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2760
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2465
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2019
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2385
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2353
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1895
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1628
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2407
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1705
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1516
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2235
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2514
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1699
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1753

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