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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gavle is 16.7% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 1.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gavle is 10.5% more expensive than Lund without rent, and 2.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.44 SEK 115

$12.60 SEK 116

-1.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$95.4 SEK 880

$88.2 SEK 814

8.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.52 SEK 97.1

$11.78 SEK 109

-10.70%

Cappuccino

$5.24 SEK 48.35

$5.01 SEK 46.22

4.59%

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

$2.14 SEK 19.80

$2.97 SEK 27.39

-27.95%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 SEK 22.10

$2.05 SEK 18.93

16.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.39 SEK 77.5

$8.13 SEK 75.0

3.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.57 SEK 79.1

$7.59 SEK 70.0

12.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.04

$1.66 SEK 15.35

4.82%

White Bread (500g)

$2.54 SEK 23.44

$2.17 SEK 19.99

17.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.88 SEK 35.82

$3.02 SEK 27.87

28.48%

Eggs

$3.95 SEK 36.50

$4.57 SEK 42.15

-13.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.28 SEK 85.6

$13.09 SEK 121

-29.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.33 SEK 95.4

$11.47 SEK 106

-9.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.77 SEK 136

$17.40 SEK 161

-15.11%

Apples (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 30.57

$3.22 SEK 29.70

2.80%

Banana (1kg)

$2.98 SEK 27.47

$2.81 SEK 25.95

6.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 SEK 30.82

$2.90 SEK 26.74

15.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.54 SEK 41.90

$4.56 SEK 42.06

-0.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.82 SEK 16.83

$1.67 SEK 15.41

8.98%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.66

$1.64 SEK 15.14

9.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.53 SEK 23.40

$2.63 SEK 24.25

-3.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.36

$1.23 SEK 11.34

26.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.23 SEK 75.9

$8.25 SEK 76.1

-0.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.09 SEK 112

$18.21 SEK 168

-33.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.64 SEK 15.09

$1.96 SEK 18.13

-16.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 SEK 17.13

$2.13 SEK 19.69

-12.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.89 SEK 35.88

$3.44 SEK 31.71

13.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57.2 SEK 528

$66.8 SEK 616

-14.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.72 SEK 43.57

$5.66 SEK 52.2

-16.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SEK 11.69

$1.82 SEK 16.81

-30.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$50.5 SEK 466

$62.4 SEK 576

-19.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.75

$1.90 SEK 17.51

-4.74%

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

$29.4K SEK 271.2K

$32.2K SEK 297.2K

-8.76%

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

$33.3K SEK 307.1K

$34.4K SEK 317.3K

-3.23%

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

$86.8 SEK 801

$120 SEK 1,109

-27.78%

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

$28.12 SEK 260

$29.05 SEK 268

-3.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.77 SEK 386

$40.39 SEK 373

3.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.42 SEK 447

$39.46 SEK 364

22.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.26 SEK 150

$24.65 SEK 228

-34.04%

Cinema Ticket

$13.99 SEK 129

$17.95 SEK 166

-22.06%

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

$161 SEK 1,489

$177 SEK 1,632

-8.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.2K

$4,131 SEK 38.1K

57.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.7 SEK 892

$80.2 SEK 740

20.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.1 SEK 463

$61.5 SEK 568

-18.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.7 SEK 772

$105 SEK 967

-20.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 SEK 1,436

$130 SEK 1,202

19.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 SEK 7,825

$983 SEK 9,076

-13.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$924 SEK 8,527

$781 SEK 7,209

18.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,695 SEK 15.6K

$1,594 SEK 14.7K

6.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,261 SEK 11.6K

$1,319 SEK 12.2K

-4.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,077 SEK 19.2K

$6,599 SEK 60.9K

-68.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,432 SEK 13.2K

$3,763 SEK 34.7K

-61.95%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,354 SEK 31.0K

$3,236 SEK 29.9K

3.66%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Lund: January 12, 2026

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