Cost of Living Comparison Between Bålsta and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Bålsta and Lund

🙂 Solo nomad: Bålsta is 12.7% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 16.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bålsta is 7.6% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 15.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.20 SEK 121

$12.82 SEK 118

2.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.4 SEK 638

$88.2 SEK 811

-21.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.27 SEK 85.2

$12.08 SEK 111

-23.26%

Cappuccino

$4.33 SEK 39.83

$4.89 SEK 44.94

-11.45%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.81 SEK 25.79

$2.85 SEK 26.23

-1.40%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 SEK 22.69

$2.16 SEK 19.85

14.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.30 SEK 67.1

$8.21 SEK 75.5

-11.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.50 SEK 69.0

$7.23 SEK 66.4

3.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 SEK 14.94

$1.66 SEK 15.22

-1.81%

White Bread (500g)

$2.15 SEK 19.75

$2.17 SEK 19.92

-0.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.67 SEK 33.70

$3.09 SEK 28.36

18.77%

Eggs

$3.74 SEK 34.39

$4.47 SEK 41.05

-16.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.72 SEK 108

$12.87 SEK 118

-8.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.58 SEK 106

$11.73 SEK 108

-1.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.64 SEK 107

$16.85 SEK 155

-30.92%

Apples (1kg)

$2.59 SEK 23.83

$3.28 SEK 30.12

-21.04%

Banana (1kg)

$2.61 SEK 24.00

$2.80 SEK 25.77

-6.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.37 SEK 21.77

$2.83 SEK 26.03

-16.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.91 SEK 26.71

$4.33 SEK 39.76

-32.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1.54 SEK 14.19

$1.72 SEK 15.77

-10.47%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 SEK 11.55

$1.60 SEK 14.69

-21.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.54 SEK 14.18

$2.56 SEK 23.54

-39.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 SEK 9.56

$1.29 SEK 11.87

-19.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.17 SEK 65.9

$8.00 SEK 73.5

-10.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.78 SEK 99.1

$11.06 SEK 102

-2.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.29

$1.97 SEK 18.08

-20.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.91 SEK 17.55

$2.17 SEK 19.94

-11.98%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.33 SEK 30.61

$3.46 SEK 31.82

-3.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$73.6 SEK 677

$65.8 SEK 605

11.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.30 SEK 57.9

$5.50 SEK 50.5

14.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 SEK 11.31

$1.89 SEK 17.40

-34.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$80.3 SEK 738

$62.4 SEK 573

28.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.91 SEK 17.52

$1.99 SEK 18.26

-4.02%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.2K SEK 296.1K

$32.9K SEK 302.6K

-2.13%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.5K SEK 317.5K

$34.8K SEK 320.1K

-0.81%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$53.8 SEK 494

$119 SEK 1,089

-54.64%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$20.71 SEK 190

$29.31 SEK 269

-29.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.67 SEK 337

$41.59 SEK 382

-11.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.55 SEK 373

$38.76 SEK 356

4.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.57 SEK 235

$24.68 SEK 227

3.61%

Cinema Ticket

$13.46 SEK 124

$17.65 SEK 162

-23.74%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$127 SEK 1,167

$178 SEK 1,634

-28.56%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$737 SEK 6,776

$4,205 SEK 38.6K

-82.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$74.5 SEK 685

$81.2 SEK 747

-8.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$10.62 SEK 97.6

$61.2 SEK 562

-82.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.8 SEK 770

$107 SEK 985

-21.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 SEK 1,076

$131 SEK 1,201

-10.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$842 SEK 7,741

$971 SEK 8,925

-13.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$665 SEK 6,116

$773 SEK 7,102

-13.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,383 SEK 12.7K

$1,594 SEK 14.7K

-13.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,088 SEK 9,997

$1,347 SEK 12.4K

-19.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,734 SEK 34.3K

$6,586 SEK 60.5K

-43.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,832 SEK 26.0K

$3,872 SEK 35.6K

-26.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,252 SEK 39.1K

$3,164 SEK 29.1K

34.40%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

-37.50%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bålsta: April 14, 2026

Last update for Lund: April 11, 2026

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