Phoenix vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phoenix	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5360	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2224	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4113	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	1.61M	985K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 7% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1175th and 849th ($2357 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st 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 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 134th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Stockholm

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	Phoenix	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2325	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1811	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4603	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.52	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1456	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18987	$17693

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781

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