Stockholm vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Stockholm	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2039	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4469	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3371	$1964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	95	83
🏙️ Population	985K	826K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 34% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 1732nd and 3333rd ($2039 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Sweden and Spain, respectively. Check Sweden vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Stockholm compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 20th and 440th 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	$12.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.33	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1344	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$920	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2403	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.9	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10193	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5579	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$145	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5804	$9798

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434