Raleigh vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$3371
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	468K	985K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 17% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 972nd and 1732nd ($2388 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 221st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Stockholm

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	Raleigh	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$5804

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331