New York City vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	98	96
🏙️ Population	8.8M	985K

The cost of living in New York City is 83% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4th and 1273rd ($4203 vs $2297) 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 11th and 33rd 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	$23.2	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$15313

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482