Cost of Living Comparison Between Gavle and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Gavle and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Gavle is 26.9% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 21.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gavle is 7.3% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.44 SEK 115

$15.92 SEK 147

-21.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$95.4 SEK 880

$109 SEK 1,004

-12.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.52 SEK 97.1

$11.79 SEK 109

-10.77%

Cappuccino

$5.24 SEK 48.35

$4.97 SEK 45.85

5.43%

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

$2.14 SEK 19.80

$3.21 SEK 29.65

-33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 SEK 22.10

$2.56 SEK 23.66

-6.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.39 SEK 77.5

$8.29 SEK 76.5

1.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.57 SEK 79.1

$8.48 SEK 78.3

1.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.04

White Bread (500g)

$2.54 SEK 23.44

$3.45 SEK 31.87

-26.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.88 SEK 35.82

$4.10 SEK 37.82

-5.37%

Eggs

$3.95 SEK 36.50

$4.52 SEK 41.72

-12.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.28 SEK 85.6

$12.82 SEK 118

-27.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.33 SEK 95.4

$13.10 SEK 121

-21.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.77 SEK 136

$19.00 SEK 175

-22.26%

Apples (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 30.57

$3.59 SEK 33.16

-7.80%

Banana (1kg)

$2.98 SEK 27.47

$2.86 SEK 26.44

4.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 SEK 30.82

$3.41 SEK 31.45

-2.05%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.54 SEK 41.90

$4.47 SEK 41.25

1.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.82 SEK 16.83

$1.90 SEK 17.51

-4.21%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.66

$1.80 SEK 16.59

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.53 SEK 23.40

$2.63 SEK 24.26

-3.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.36

$1.62 SEK 14.93

-3.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.23 SEK 75.9

$7.80 SEK 72.0

5.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.09 SEK 112

$14.39 SEK 133

-15.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.64 SEK 15.09

$2.14 SEK 19.77

-23.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 SEK 17.13

$2.36 SEK 21.82

-21.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.89 SEK 35.88

$4.66 SEK 43.00

-16.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57.2 SEK 528

$112 SEK 1,038

-49.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.72 SEK 43.57

$6.12 SEK 56.5

-22.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SEK 11.69

$1.66 SEK 15.30

-23.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$50.5 SEK 466

$63.4 SEK 585

-20.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.75

$1.82 SEK 16.79

-0.55%

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

$29.4K SEK 271.2K

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

-10.52%

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

$33.3K SEK 307.1K

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

-5.50%

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

$86.8 SEK 801

$227 SEK 2,092

-61.72%

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

$28.12 SEK 260

$29.14 SEK 269

-3.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.77 SEK 386

$41.78 SEK 386

-0.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.42 SEK 447

$47.67 SEK 440

1.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.26 SEK 150

$38.34 SEK 354

-57.59%

Cinema Ticket

$13.99 SEK 129

$18.18 SEK 168

-23.05%

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

$161 SEK 1,489

$163 SEK 1,504

-0.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.2K

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

0.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.7 SEK 892

$98.2 SEK 906

-1.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.1 SEK 463

$48.32 SEK 446

3.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.7 SEK 772

$118 SEK 1,093

-29.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 SEK 1,436

$207 SEK 1,908

-24.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 SEK 7,825

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

-46.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$924 SEK 8,527

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-14.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,695 SEK 15.6K

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

-39.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,261 SEK 11.6K

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

-30.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,077 SEK 19.2K

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

-83.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,432 SEK 13.2K

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

-79.10%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,354 SEK 31.0K

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

-9.91%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.1

4.16

-1.44%

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

Last update for Gavle: January 11, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

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