Stockholm vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Stockholm	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1981	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4383	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3327	$4454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	979K	459K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 6% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1837th and 1538th ($1981 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1363rd 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 1.7 months in Stockholm compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Virginia Beach

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	Stockholm	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2263	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.7	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.8	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10074	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5579	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.88	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.3	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7816	$18553

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685