San Diego vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	1.39M	985K

The cost of living in San Diego is 68% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 45th and 1883rd ($3346 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 75th and 17th 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	$20.9	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$7335

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

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