Detroit vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	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 7% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1636th and 1273rd ($2133 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 311th and 33rd 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	$19.9	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$15313

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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