Stockholm vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Stockholm	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5606	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1416	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2368	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3839	$3744
😷 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 31% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 849th and 2278th ($2524 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 490th 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	$15.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1704	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2705	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1909	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.63%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12627	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6907	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$119	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.37	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.86	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.39	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17693	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190