Raleigh vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Raleigh	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5984	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2792	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4931	$3539
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	468K	985K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 24% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 806th and 1883rd ($2477 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Stockholm. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 202nd and 17th 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	$18	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.6	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1570	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1231	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2956	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2331	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7431	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.08	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.71	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22229	$7335

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328