Cost of Living Comparison Between Gavle and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Gavle and Lund

🙂 Solo nomad: Gavle is 7.6% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 7.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gavle is 14.7% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.77 SEK 118

$12.84 SEK 119

-0.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.6 SEK 867

$85.8 SEK 794

9.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.51 SEK 97.3

$11.74 SEK 109

-10.48%

Cappuccino

$5.00 SEK 46.31

$5.11 SEK 47.35

-2.15%

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

$2.15 SEK 19.91

$2.92 SEK 27.04

-26.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 SEK 22.88

$2.06 SEK 19.03

19.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.69 SEK 80.5

$8.40 SEK 77.8

3.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.46 SEK 78.4

$7.57 SEK 70.1

11.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 SEK 15.91

$1.60 SEK 14.85

7.50%

White Bread (500g)

$2.54 SEK 23.51

$2.21 SEK 20.44

14.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.00 SEK 37.01

$2.93 SEK 27.14

36.52%

Eggs

$4.10 SEK 37.97

$4.44 SEK 41.15

-7.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.25 SEK 85.6

$12.87 SEK 119

-28.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.22 SEK 94.6

$11.70 SEK 108

-12.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.82 SEK 137

$17.00 SEK 157

-12.82%

Apples (1kg)

$3.32 SEK 30.75

$3.29 SEK 30.44

0.91%

Banana (1kg)

$2.84 SEK 26.28

$2.88 SEK 26.65

-1.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 SEK 30.88

$2.92 SEK 27.01

14.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.60 SEK 42.59

$4.45 SEK 41.17

3.37%

Potato (1kg)

$1.82 SEK 16.89

$1.67 SEK 15.49

8.98%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.54

$1.60 SEK 14.79

18.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.40

$2.53 SEK 23.47

3.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.63 SEK 15.12

$1.28 SEK 11.85

27.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.22 SEK 76.1

$8.31 SEK 76.9

-1.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.20 SEK 113

$18.43 SEK 171

-33.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.65 SEK 15.26

$1.95 SEK 18.05

-15.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 SEK 17.75

$2.18 SEK 20.17

-11.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.88 SEK 35.97

$3.31 SEK 30.65

17.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57.7 SEK 534

$66.3 SEK 614

-12.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.61 SEK 42.69

$5.43 SEK 50.3

-15.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SEK 11.75

$1.89 SEK 17.50

-32.80%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$48.97 SEK 453

$63.9 SEK 591

-23.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.73

$1.91 SEK 17.70

-5.24%

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

$29.0K SEK 268.2K

$33.0K SEK 305.8K

-12.31%

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

$33.5K SEK 310.6K

$34.3K SEK 318.0K

-2.34%

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

$86.2 SEK 799

$120 SEK 1,111

-28.13%

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

$28.34 SEK 262

$29.14 SEK 270

-2.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.79 SEK 387

$40.44 SEK 374

3.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.2 SEK 465

$39.13 SEK 362

28.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.17 SEK 150

$24.45 SEK 226

-33.87%

Cinema Ticket

$13.96 SEK 129

$18.09 SEK 167

-22.83%

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

$161 SEK 1,492

$175 SEK 1,618

-7.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,418 SEK 59.4K

$4,094 SEK 37.9K

56.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.0 SEK 907

$79.0 SEK 732

24.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.50 SEK 449

$61.0 SEK 565

-20.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.7 SEK 784

$107 SEK 988

-20.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$160 SEK 1,485

$130 SEK 1,199

23.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 SEK 7,850

$960 SEK 8,894

-11.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$901 SEK 8,340

$774 SEK 7,168

16.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,739 SEK 16.1K

$1,625 SEK 15.0K

7.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,270 SEK 11.8K

$1,317 SEK 12.2K

-3.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,036 SEK 18.9K

$6,540 SEK 60.6K

-68.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,440 SEK 13.3K

$3,636 SEK 33.7K

-60.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,334 SEK 30.9K

$3,222 SEK 29.8K

3.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.1

4.8

-14.58%

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

Last update for Gavle: March 2, 2026

Last update for Lund: February 28, 2026

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