Detroit vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	95
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	639K	985K

The cost of living in Detroit is 0.7% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1856th and 1883rd ($2006 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 216th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Stockholm

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	Detroit	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$7335

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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