Detroit vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	95
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	639K	985K

The cost of living in Detroit is 1% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1678th and 1732nd ($2064 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 315th and 20th 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	$17.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$5804

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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