Los Angeles vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3839
😷 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 34% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 72nd and 849th ($3378 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 55th and 23rd 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	$21.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$17693

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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