Mesa vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mesa	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2293	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5392	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2389	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$688	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	504K	985K

The cost of living in Mesa is 6% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1311th and 1008th ($2293 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 304th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Stockholm

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	Mesa	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2471	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1979	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.1	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2959	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1190	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15526	$17265

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994

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