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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gavle is 21.1% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 20.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gavle is 21.8% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 23.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.90 SEK 118

$15.97 SEK 146

-19.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.4 SEK 855

$112 SEK 1,024

-16.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.41 SEK 95.3

$11.55 SEK 106

-9.87%

Cappuccino

$4.96 SEK 45.43

$5.09 SEK 46.63

-2.55%

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

$2.08 SEK 19.06

$3.24 SEK 29.69

-35.80%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 SEK 21.66

$2.57 SEK 23.57

-8.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.27 SEK 75.8

$8.68 SEK 79.5

-4.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.42 SEK 77.1

$8.54 SEK 78.2

-1.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 SEK 16.01

$1.78 SEK 16.31

-1.69%

White Bread (500g)

$2.47 SEK 22.63

$3.45 SEK 31.61

-28.41%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.02 SEK 36.83

$3.93 SEK 36.01

2.29%

Eggs

$4.01 SEK 36.70

$4.67 SEK 42.81

-14.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.28 SEK 85.0

$12.82 SEK 117

-27.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.30 SEK 94.4

$13.08 SEK 120

-21.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.58 SEK 134

$19.49 SEK 178

-25.19%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 SEK 29.22

$3.51 SEK 32.11

-9.12%

Banana (1kg)

$2.87 SEK 26.27

$2.96 SEK 27.10

-3.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.52 SEK 32.20

$3.38 SEK 30.98

4.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.55 SEK 41.69

$4.63 SEK 42.44

-1.73%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 16.92

$2.00 SEK 18.35

-7.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.01

$1.83 SEK 16.74

1.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.52 SEK 23.05

$2.59 SEK 23.75

-2.70%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.34

$1.63 SEK 14.91

-3.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.88 SEK 72.2

$7.79 SEK 71.4

1.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.90 SEK 109

$14.39 SEK 132

-17.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.66 SEK 15.24

$2.26 SEK 20.71

-26.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.88 SEK 17.21

$2.32 SEK 21.27

-18.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.83 SEK 35.07

$4.47 SEK 40.96

-14.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57.5 SEK 527

$112 SEK 1,022

-48.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.85 SEK 44.40

$6.19 SEK 56.7

-21.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.32 SEK 12.11

$1.66 SEK 15.24

-20.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$49.92 SEK 457

$61.7 SEK 565

-19.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.87 SEK 17.09

$1.80 SEK 16.48

3.89%

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

$29.6K SEK 271.3K

$32.1K SEK 294.1K

-7.76%

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

$33.2K SEK 303.9K

$35.6K SEK 326.5K

-6.91%

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

$86.6 SEK 794

$228 SEK 2,087

-61.98%

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

$28.65 SEK 262

$29.58 SEK 271

-3.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.97 SEK 384

$42.50 SEK 389

-1.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.82 SEK 447

$46.54 SEK 426

4.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.35 SEK 150

$38.43 SEK 352

-57.46%

Cinema Ticket

$13.67 SEK 125

$17.95 SEK 164

-23.84%

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

$158 SEK 1,444

$165 SEK 1,509

-4.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,503 SEK 59.6K

$6,461 SEK 59.2K

0.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.4 SEK 883

$98.8 SEK 905

-2.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.76 SEK 456

$50.2 SEK 460

-0.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.7 SEK 775

$119 SEK 1,090

-28.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$158 SEK 1,450

$204 SEK 1,871

-22.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$847 SEK 7,754

$1,563 SEK 14.3K

-45.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$905 SEK 8,291

$1,089 SEK 9,976

-16.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,696 SEK 15.5K

$2,802 SEK 25.7K

-39.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,268 SEK 11.6K

$1,780 SEK 16.3K

-28.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,089 SEK 19.1K

$12.1K SEK 110.7K

-82.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,448 SEK 13.3K

$6,717 SEK 61.5K

-78.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,282 SEK 30.1K

$3,938 SEK 36.1K

-16.66%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: April 13, 2026

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