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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$3766
😷 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 62% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8th and 1008th ($3957 vs $2439) 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 126th and 19th 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	$24.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$17265

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464