Stockholm vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Stockholm	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2439	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5447	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$1383	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$2366	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$651	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3766	$3446
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	985K	662K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 3% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1008th and 890th ($2439 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sweden and Canada, respectively. Check Sweden vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 19th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Vancouver

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	Stockholm	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.44	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1658	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1052	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2807	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1877	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11775	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6727	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.51	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.5	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.08	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.3	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$116	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17265	$21273

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884