Los Angeles vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3766
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	3.9M	985K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 40% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 62nd and 1008th ($3420 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 50th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Stockholm

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	Los Angeles	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$17265

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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