Stockholm vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Stockholm	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5606	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$1416	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$2368	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3839	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	985K	385K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 3% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 849th and 719th ($2524 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 625th in Sweden and the United States, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Tampa

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	Stockholm	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.2	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1704	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2705	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1909	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.63%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12627	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6907	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$119	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.37	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.86	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.39	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.8	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17693	$16676

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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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285