Detroit vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	95
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	639K	985K

The cost of living in Detroit is 19% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1947th and 849th ($2032 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 318th and 23rd 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	$18.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$17693

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516