Los Angeles vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3571
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	3.9M	985K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 46% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 65th and 1273rd ($3361 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 74th and 33rd 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	$22.6	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$15313

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482