Cost of Living Comparison Between Helsingborg and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Helsingborg and Lund

🙂 Solo nomad: Helsingborg is 3.7% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 6.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Helsingborg is 3.3% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 6.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.85 SEK 146

$12.84 SEK 118

23.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$72.7 SEK 670

$85.8 SEK 791

-15.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.38 SEK 95.8

$11.74 SEK 108

-11.58%

Cappuccino

$4.66 SEK 42.95

$5.11 SEK 47.15

-8.81%

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

$2.86 SEK 26.40

$2.92 SEK 26.92

-2.05%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 SEK 24.67

$2.06 SEK 18.95

30.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.41 SEK 68.3

$8.40 SEK 77.5

-11.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.37 SEK 58.8

$7.57 SEK 69.8

-15.85%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 SEK 13.98

$1.60 SEK 14.79

-5.00%

White Bread (500g)

$2.47 SEK 22.77

$2.21 SEK 20.35

11.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.69 SEK 24.77

$2.93 SEK 27.02

-8.19%

Eggs

$4.89 SEK 45.07

$4.44 SEK 40.97

10.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.51 SEK 96.9

$12.87 SEK 119

-18.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.54 SEK 106

$11.70 SEK 108

-1.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.23 SEK 150

$17.00 SEK 157

-4.53%

Apples (1kg)

$2.74 SEK 25.30

$3.29 SEK 30.31

-16.72%

Banana (1kg)

$2.80 SEK 25.81

$2.88 SEK 26.54

-2.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.14 SEK 28.91

$2.92 SEK 26.89

7.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.82 SEK 35.18

$4.45 SEK 40.99

-14.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.47 SEK 13.57

$1.67 SEK 15.42

-11.98%

Onion (1kg)

$1.46 SEK 13.49

$1.60 SEK 14.72

-8.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.08 SEK 19.14

$2.53 SEK 23.37

-17.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 SEK 15.88

$1.28 SEK 11.80

34.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.15 SEK 65.9

$8.31 SEK 76.6

-13.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.29 SEK 94.8

$18.43 SEK 170

-44.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.42 SEK 22.35

$1.95 SEK 17.97

24.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 SEK 15.92

$2.18 SEK 20.08

-20.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.29 SEK 30.32

$3.31 SEK 30.52

-0.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.1 SEK 610

$66.3 SEK 611

-0.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.13 SEK 28.86

$5.43 SEK 50.1

-42.36%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.64 SEK 15.10

$1.89 SEK 17.43

-13.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.86 SEK 183

$63.9 SEK 589

-68.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.02 SEK 18.61

$1.91 SEK 17.63

5.76%

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

$31.9K SEK 294.5K

$33.0K SEK 304.5K

-3.27%

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

$34.7K SEK 319.6K

$34.3K SEK 316.7K

0.92%

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

$119 SEK 1,101

$120 SEK 1,106

-0.48%

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

$28.42 SEK 262

$29.14 SEK 269

-2.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.58 SEK 337

$40.44 SEK 373

-9.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.16 SEK 361

$39.13 SEK 361

0.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$22.01 SEK 203

$24.45 SEK 225

-9.98%

Cinema Ticket

$20.81 SEK 192

$18.09 SEK 167

15.04%

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

$148 SEK 1,362

$175 SEK 1,611

-15.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,066 SEK 37.5K

$4,094 SEK 37.7K

-0.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$82.0 SEK 756

$79.0 SEK 728

3.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.15 SEK 398

$61.0 SEK 563

-29.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.3 SEK 777

$107 SEK 983

-21.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 SEK 1,066

$130 SEK 1,194

-10.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$835 SEK 7,697

$960 SEK 8,855

-13.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$661 SEK 6,095

$774 SEK 7,137

-14.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,382 SEK 12.7K

$1,625 SEK 15.0K

-14.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,146 SEK 10.6K

$1,317 SEK 12.1K

-12.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,273 SEK 30.2K

$6,540 SEK 60.3K

-49.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,491 SEK 23.0K

$3,636 SEK 33.5K

-31.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,086 SEK 28.5K

$3,222 SEK 29.7K

-4.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.66

4.8

-2.92%

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

Last update for Helsingborg: March 3, 2026

Last update for Lund: February 28, 2026

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