Stockholm vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Stockholm	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2439	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5447	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1383	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2366	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3766	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	22
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	985K	1.96M

The cost of living in Stockholm is 91% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1008th and 4582nd ($2439 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Sweden and Mexico, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 19th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Tijuana

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	Stockholm	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.44	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1658	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1052	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2807	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1877	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11775	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6727	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.51	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.5	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.08	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$116	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17265	$4868

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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

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677