Detroit vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	95
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	639K	985K

The cost of living in Detroit is 15% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1839th and 1008th ($2070 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 319th and 19th 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	$17.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$17265

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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