Raleigh vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	468K	985K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 8% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1246th and 849th ($2317 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 245th and 23rd 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	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$17693

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516