San Jose, United States vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	95
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	1.01M	985K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 57% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8th and 849th ($3962 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 148th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Stockholm

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	San Jose	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$17693

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

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