New York City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$3539
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	97	96
🏙️ Population	8.8M	985K

The cost of living in New York City is 103% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5th and 1883rd ($4051 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 13th and 17th 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	$24.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$7335

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328