Phoenix vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	1.61M	985K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 0.7% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1041st and 1008th ($2423 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th 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 58th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 226th and 19th 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	$20	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$17265

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

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