New York City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$3839
😷 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 67% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4th and 849th ($4207 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 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 18th and 23rd 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	$23.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$17693

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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