New York City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$3327
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	979K

The cost of living in New York City is 104% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6th and 1837th ($4044 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 8th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Stockholm

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	New York City	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$7816

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382