Stockholm vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Stockholm	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5120	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$619	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3571	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	68
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	985K	385K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 13% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1273rd and 658th ($2297 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 582nd 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 1.6 months in Stockholm compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 202nd 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	$15.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.9	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1476	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2670	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11690	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.51	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.84	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.03	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.7	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15313	$14367

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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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294