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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gavle is 22.2% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 17.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gavle is 27.8% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 21.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.77 SEK 118

$15.96 SEK 148

-19.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.6 SEK 867

$112 SEK 1,039

-16.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.51 SEK 97.3

$11.72 SEK 109

-10.32%

Cappuccino

$5.00 SEK 46.31

$5.02 SEK 46.53

-0.40%

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

$2.15 SEK 19.91

$3.21 SEK 29.75

-33.02%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 SEK 22.88

$2.58 SEK 23.91

-4.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.69 SEK 80.5

$8.65 SEK 80.1

0.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.46 SEK 78.4

$8.24 SEK 76.3

2.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 SEK 15.91

$1.73 SEK 16.04

-0.58%

White Bread (500g)

$2.54 SEK 23.51

$3.37 SEK 31.24

-24.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.00 SEK 37.01

$3.92 SEK 36.30

2.04%

Eggs

$4.10 SEK 37.97

$4.74 SEK 43.93

-13.50%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.25 SEK 85.6

$12.99 SEK 120

-28.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.22 SEK 94.6

$13.24 SEK 123

-22.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.82 SEK 137

$19.28 SEK 179

-23.13%

Apples (1kg)

$3.32 SEK 30.75

$3.59 SEK 33.27

-7.52%

Banana (1kg)

$2.84 SEK 26.28

$2.85 SEK 26.41

-0.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 SEK 30.88

$3.48 SEK 32.24

-4.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.60 SEK 42.59

$4.62 SEK 42.75

-0.43%

Potato (1kg)

$1.82 SEK 16.89

$1.97 SEK 18.24

-7.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.54

$1.85 SEK 17.14

2.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.40

$2.60 SEK 24.10

1.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.63 SEK 15.12

$1.57 SEK 14.50

3.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.22 SEK 76.1

$7.94 SEK 73.5

3.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.20 SEK 113

$14.32 SEK 133

-14.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.65 SEK 15.26

$2.17 SEK 20.07

-23.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 SEK 17.75

$2.33 SEK 21.57

-17.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.88 SEK 35.97

$4.65 SEK 43.01

-16.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57.7 SEK 534

$111 SEK 1,027

-47.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.61 SEK 42.69

$6.39 SEK 59.1

-27.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SEK 11.75

$1.57 SEK 14.56

-19.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$48.97 SEK 453

$63.4 SEK 587

-22.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.73

$1.81 SEK 16.78

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

$29.0K SEK 268.2K

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

-12.13%

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

$33.5K SEK 310.6K

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

-5.45%

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

$86.2 SEK 799

$224 SEK 2,070

-61.42%

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

$28.34 SEK 262

$29.07 SEK 269

-2.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.79 SEK 387

$41.95 SEK 388

-0.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.2 SEK 465

$46.51 SEK 431

7.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.17 SEK 150

$38.07 SEK 353

-57.53%

Cinema Ticket

$13.96 SEK 129

$17.67 SEK 164

-21.00%

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

$161 SEK 1,492

$159 SEK 1,472

1.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,418 SEK 59.4K

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

-1.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.0 SEK 907

$95.3 SEK 882

2.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.50 SEK 449

$49.55 SEK 459

-2.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.7 SEK 784

$120 SEK 1,107

-29.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$160 SEK 1,485

$203 SEK 1,878

-20.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 SEK 7,850

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

-47.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$901 SEK 8,340

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

-17.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,739 SEK 16.1K

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

-38.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,270 SEK 11.8K

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

-28.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,036 SEK 18.9K

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

-83.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,440 SEK 13.3K

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

-78.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,334 SEK 30.9K

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

-14.19%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

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