San Francisco vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Francisco	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8713	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$2867	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$4681	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$852	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7086	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	97	96
🏙️ Population	874K	985K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 79% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5th and 1273rd ($4110 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. San Francisco ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 20th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Stockholm

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	San Francisco	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.5	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$117	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3192	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2524	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4937	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4262	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10657	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9554	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.07	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1880	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18564	$15313

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765

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