Stockholm vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Stockholm	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2039	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4469	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3371	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	68
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	985K	385K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 20% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1732nd and 718th ($2039 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th 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 1.7 months in Stockholm compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 20th and 174th 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	$12.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.7	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.33	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1344	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$920	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2403	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.9	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10193	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5579	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$145	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5804	$14045

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265