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

😐 Solo nomad: Gothenburg is 7.6% more expensive than Skovde without rent, and 10.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gothenburg is 8.2% cheaper than Skovde without rent, and 10.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.65 SEK 126

$16.03 SEK 148

-14.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$90.8 SEK 838

$69.2 SEK 639

31.08%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.72 SEK 99.0

$11.44 SEK 106

-6.29%

Cappuccino

$4.95 SEK 45.73

$4.79 SEK 44.23

3.34%

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

$3.00 SEK 27.66

$2.72 SEK 25.12

10.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 SEK 23.29

$2.14 SEK 19.72

17.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.49 SEK 69.1

$8.27 SEK 76.3

-9.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.09 SEK 74.7

$8.71 SEK 80.4

-7.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 SEK 16.18

$1.58 SEK 14.61

10.76%

White Bread (500g)

$2.97 SEK 27.45

$2.85 SEK 26.35

4.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.34 SEK 30.80

$4.48 SEK 41.31

-25.45%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.71

$5.09 SEK 46.97

-11.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.54 SEK 107

$11.99 SEK 111

-3.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.20 SEK 113

$14.20 SEK 131

-14.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.69 SEK 173

$16.99 SEK 157

10.01%

Apples (1kg)

$3.07 SEK 28.38

$3.89 SEK 35.90

-21.08%

Banana (1kg)

$2.65 SEK 24.50

$2.84 SEK 26.24

-6.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.03 SEK 27.95

$3.76 SEK 34.69

-19.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.15 SEK 38.27

$5.05 SEK 46.59

-17.82%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 SEK 15.47

$1.65 SEK 15.27

1.82%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.18

$1.80 SEK 16.57

3.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.30 SEK 21.24

$2.71 SEK 25.00

-15.13%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.43

$1.26 SEK 11.59

23.81%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.01 SEK 73.9

$7.85 SEK 72.4

2.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.02 SEK 120

$10.55 SEK 97.4

23.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.11

$2.40 SEK 22.17

-9.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 SEK 23.18

$2.69 SEK 24.79

-6.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.80 SEK 35.07

$3.81 SEK 35.17

-0.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$90.5 SEK 835

$74.0 SEK 683

22.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.47 SEK 96.6

$5.61 SEK 51.8

86.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.63 SEK 15.08

$1.67 SEK 15.38

-2.40%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61.7 SEK 569

$64.2 SEK 592

-3.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.01

$2.01 SEK 18.56

-2.99%

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

$32.4K SEK 299.3K

$32.5K SEK 300.1K

-0.25%

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

$35.1K SEK 323.7K

$33.9K SEK 312.9K

3.47%

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

$138 SEK 1,272

$113 SEK 1,043

21.95%

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

$25.21 SEK 233

$29.28 SEK 270

-13.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.92 SEK 359

$42.28 SEK 390

-7.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.96 SEK 387

$39.83 SEK 368

5.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.67 SEK 228

$25.42 SEK 235

-2.95%

Cinema Ticket

$17.86 SEK 165

$19.70 SEK 182

-9.34%

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

$177 SEK 1,634

$145 SEK 1,339

22.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,214 SEK 38.9K

$5,572 SEK 51.4K

-24.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$88.4 SEK 815

$88.6 SEK 818

-0.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.32 SEK 363

$41.89 SEK 387

-6.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.6 SEK 891

$102 SEK 943

-5.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 SEK 1,439

$160 SEK 1,477

-2.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,140 SEK 10.5K

$853 SEK 7,872

33.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$850 SEK 7,849

$656 SEK 6,053

29.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,888 SEK 17.4K

$1,371 SEK 12.7K

37.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,432 SEK 13.2K

$1,095 SEK 10.1K

30.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,611 SEK 61.0K

$4,512 SEK 41.6K

46.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,219 SEK 38.9K

$2,632 SEK 24.3K

60.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,890 SEK 35.9K

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Skovde: January 11, 2026

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