Cost of Living Comparison Between Boras and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Boras and Lund

🙂 Solo nomad: Boras is 8.7% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 3.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Boras is 14.4% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 11% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.51 SEK 118

$12.62 SEK 119

-0.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$71.2 SEK 672

$85.7 SEK 810

-16.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.72 SEK 101

$11.88 SEK 112

-9.76%

Cappuccino

$4.54 SEK 42.92

$4.86 SEK 45.88

-6.58%

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

$2.25 SEK 21.25

$2.81 SEK 26.59

-19.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.5

$2.17 SEK 20.53

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.02 SEK 75.8

$7.97 SEK 75.3

0.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.17 SEK 67.7

$7.32 SEK 69.2

-2.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.61 SEK 15.22

$1.59 SEK 15.03

1.26%

White Bread (500g)

$2.2 SEK 20.82

$2.25 SEK 21.27

-2.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.08 SEK 29.06

$2.97 SEK 28.1

3.70%

Eggs

$4.47 SEK 42.19

$4.45 SEK 42.08

0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.12 SEK 124

$13.17 SEK 124

-0.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.46 SEK 108

$11.63 SEK 110

-1.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.86 SEK 159

$16.83 SEK 159

0.18%

Apples (1kg)

$2.77 SEK 26.18

$3.28 SEK 31.02

-15.55%

Banana (1kg)

$2.76 SEK 26.12

$2.91 SEK 27.49

-5.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 SEK 25.31

$2.94 SEK 27.73

-8.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.58 SEK 33.82

$4.51 SEK 42.64

-20.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 SEK 14.62

$1.66 SEK 15.68

-6.63%

Onion (1kg)

$1.55 SEK 14.67

$1.63 SEK 15.4

-4.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.42 SEK 13.41

$2.54 SEK 24.02

-44.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.47 SEK 13.89

$1.29 SEK 12.2

13.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.78 SEK 73.5

$8.24 SEK 77.8

-5.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.96 SEK 94.1

$18.01 SEK 170

-44.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.02 SEK 19.07

$1.95 SEK 18.41

3.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.78 SEK 16.83

$2.16 SEK 20.36

-17.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.61 SEK 34.1

$3.35 SEK 31.66

7.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.8 SEK 810

$67 SEK 633

28.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.34 SEK 59.9

$5.45 SEK 51.5

16.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 SEK 17.88

$1.82 SEK 17.21

3.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.1 SEK 596

$63.6 SEK 600

-0.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.88 SEK 17.77

$1.97 SEK 18.63

-4.57%

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

$26K SEK 245.9K

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

-19.76%

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

$25.1K SEK 237K

$34.1K SEK 321.8K

-26.33%

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

$76.5 SEK 723

$119 SEK 1,125

-35.76%

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

$28.65 SEK 271

$28.39 SEK 268

0.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.34 SEK 268

$40.7 SEK 384

-30.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.92 SEK 320

$39.48 SEK 373

-14.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.9 SEK 226

$24.02 SEK 227

-0.50%

Cinema Ticket

$15.85 SEK 150

$17.72 SEK 167

-10.55%

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

$156 SEK 1,477

$177 SEK 1,670

-11.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,205 SEK 39.7K

$4,204 SEK 39.7K

0.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$78.7 SEK 743

$80.6 SEK 762

-2.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.66 SEK 375

$61.3 SEK 579

-35.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.8 SEK 914

$106 SEK 1,006

-9.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 SEK 1,008

$131 SEK 1,237

-18.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 SEK 8,009

$960 SEK 9,073

-11.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$906 SEK 8,556

$783 SEK 7,396

15.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,385 SEK 13.1K

$1,647 SEK 15.6K

-15.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,082 SEK 10.2K

$1,309 SEK 12.4K

-17.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,726 SEK 35.2K

$5,981 SEK 56.5K

-37.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,820 SEK 26.6K

$3,484 SEK 32.9K

-19.07%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,593 SEK 24.5K

$3,359 SEK 31.7K

-22.80%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

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

Last update for Boras: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lund: October 28, 2025

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