Mesa vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mesa	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2298	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5364	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2408	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$677	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3995	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	504K	985K

The cost of living in Mesa is 9% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1283rd and 849th ($2298 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 142nd and 23rd 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	$19.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2515	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2933	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1191	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15548	$17693

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004

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