Houston vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	2.3M	985K

The cost of living in Houston is 10% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1354th and 849th ($2265 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 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 16th and 23rd 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	$18.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$17693

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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