New York City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	985K

The cost of living in New York City is 72% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4th and 1008th ($4202 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 New York City compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 15th and 19th 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	$22.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$17265

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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