Stockholm vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Stockholm	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2439	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5447	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1383	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$2366	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3766	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	985K	543K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 26% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1008th and 2237th ($2439 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1697th 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 2.1 months in Tucson. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 19th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Tucson

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	Stockholm	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.44	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1658	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1052	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2807	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1877	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11775	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6727	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.51	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.5	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.08	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$116	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17265	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212