Houston vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$3766
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
96
95
🏙️ Population
2.3M
985K

The cost of living in Houston is 7% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1367th and 1008th ($2261 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 14th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Stockholm

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Houston Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$17265

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Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

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