Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Skovde Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Skovde

🙂 Solo nomad: Gothenburg is 10.6% cheaper than Skovde without rent, and 12.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gothenburg is 16.7% more expensive than Skovde without rent, and 9.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.98 SEK 132

$16.01 SEK 151

-12.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$91.8 SEK 867

$68.5 SEK 648

33.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.57 SEK 99.8

$11.82 SEK 112

-10.58%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.91

$4.8 SEK 45.31

1.25%

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

$2.95 SEK 27.84

$2.67 SEK 25.24

10.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.6 SEK 24.58

$2.26 SEK 21.34

15.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.35 SEK 69.4

$8.23 SEK 77.8

-10.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.14 SEK 76.9

$8.73 SEK 82.4

-6.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 SEK 15.82

$1.57 SEK 14.86

6.37%

White Bread (500g)

$2.86 SEK 26.97

$2.75 SEK 26.03

4.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 31.27

$4.59 SEK 43.35

-27.89%

Eggs

$4.68 SEK 44.24

$4.94 SEK 46.71

-5.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 SEK 110

$11.93 SEK 113

-2.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.46 SEK 118

$14.18 SEK 134

-12.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.89 SEK 179

$16.79 SEK 159

12.51%

Apples (1kg)

$3.2 SEK 30.2

$3.89 SEK 36.76

-17.74%

Banana (1kg)

$2.79 SEK 26.34

$2.87 SEK 27.13

-2.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.19

$3.71 SEK 35.08

-22.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.3 SEK 40.64

$5.13 SEK 48.47

-16.18%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 SEK 16.27

$1.58 SEK 14.94

8.86%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.56

$1.76 SEK 16.62

5.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.27 SEK 21.46

$2.69 SEK 25.37

-15.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$1.33 SEK 12.55

20.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.05 SEK 76.1

$8.03 SEK 75.9

0.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.85 SEK 121

$10.13 SEK 95.7

26.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.25 SEK 21.29

$2.39 SEK 22.61

-5.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 SEK 24.77

$2.58 SEK 24.38

1.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.82 SEK 36.09

$3.77 SEK 35.6

1.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$88.8 SEK 839

$74.7 SEK 705

18.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.21 SEK 96.4

$5.65 SEK 53.4

80.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.68

$1.67 SEK 15.74

-0.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62 SEK 586

$63.5 SEK 600

-2.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.88 SEK 17.72

$1.92 SEK 18.14

-2.08%

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

$33K SEK 311.8K

$33K SEK 311.9K

-0.02%

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

$35.7K SEK 337.7K

$34.3K SEK 324.4K

4.11%

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

$137 SEK 1,295

$114 SEK 1,075

20.47%

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

$25.09 SEK 237

$28.98 SEK 274

-13.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.49 SEK 373

$42.52 SEK 402

-7.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.99 SEK 397

$39.83 SEK 376

5.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.37 SEK 240

$25.05 SEK 237

1.28%

Cinema Ticket

$18.02 SEK 170

$19.75 SEK 187

-8.76%

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

$174 SEK 1,644

$146 SEK 1,384

18.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

$5,635 SEK 53.2K

-27.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.4 SEK 825

$88.3 SEK 834

-1.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.79 SEK 376

$41.05 SEK 388

-3.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.8 SEK 905

$102 SEK 962

-5.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$151 SEK 1,430

$159 SEK 1,502

-4.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,140 SEK 10.8K

$848 SEK 8,009

34.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$871 SEK 8,230

$644 SEK 6,084

35.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,919 SEK 18.1K

$1,376 SEK 13K

39.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,397 SEK 13.2K

$1,103 SEK 10.4K

26.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,456 SEK 61K

$3,988 SEK 37.7K

61.91%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,310 SEK 40.7K

$3,369 SEK 31.8K

27.92%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,862 SEK 36.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.33

4.8

-9.79%

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

Last update for Gothenburg: October 28, 2025

Last update for Skovde: October 28, 2025

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