Sacramento vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	525K	985K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 13% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 346th and 849th ($2846 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 376th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Stockholm

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	Sacramento	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$17693

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

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