Raleigh vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	468K	985K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 1% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1213th and 1273rd ($2327 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 212th and 33rd 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	$18.1	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$15313

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

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