Phoenix vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	95
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	1.61M	985K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 2% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1184th and 1273rd ($2340 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 181st and 33rd 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	$18.1	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$15313

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

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