Houston vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3371
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	2.3M	985K

The cost of living in Houston is 11% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1229th and 1732nd ($2265 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 97th and 20th 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	$17.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$5804

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331