San Diego vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	95
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	1.39M	985K

The cost of living in San Diego is 39% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 50th and 849th ($3507 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 137th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Stockholm

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	San Diego	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$17693

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

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