Stockholm vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Stockholm	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1703
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5120	$3895
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$1528
🍽️ Food expenses	$619	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3571	$2415
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	985K	826K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 35% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 1273rd and 3105th ($2297 vs $1703) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Sweden and Spain, respectively. Check Sweden vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Stockholm compared to 1.4 months in Valencia, Spain. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Valencia, Spain ranked 3rd in Spain, while ranked 33rd and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Valencia, Spain

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	Stockholm	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.9	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1476	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2670	$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$1236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11690	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$2953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.51	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.84	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.03	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15313	$12255

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1363
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1342
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1239
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1212
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1148
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1407
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1356
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1635
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1558
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1354
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1446
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1320
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1461
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1468
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1277
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1345
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1464
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1217
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2804
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1188
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1305
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1206
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1166
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1306
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1445
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1229
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1674
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603