Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Boden Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Boden

🙂 Solo nomad: Lund is 2.3% cheaper than Boden without rent, and 12.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lund is 10.3% cheaper than Boden without rent, and 16.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.62 SEK 119

$19.6 SEK 185

-35.61%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.7 SEK 810

$42.56 SEK 402

101.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.88 SEK 112

$10.48 SEK 99

13.36%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.88

$2.14 SEK 20.24

127.10%

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

$2.81 SEK 26.59

$1.7 SEK 16.1

65.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.53

$2.05 SEK 19.4

5.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$5.4 SEK 51

47.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.32 SEK 69.2

$7.47 SEK 70.6

-2.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 SEK 15.03

$1.39 SEK 13.17

14.39%

White Bread (500g)

$2.25 SEK 21.27

$2.83 SEK 26.69

-20.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.97 SEK 28.1

$2.07 SEK 19.6

43.48%

Eggs

$4.45 SEK 42.08

$2.71 SEK 25.6

64.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.17 SEK 124

$5.37 SEK 50.8

145.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.63 SEK 110

$6.46 SEK 61.1

80.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.83 SEK 159

$6.51 SEK 61.5

158.53%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 SEK 31.02

$2.71 SEK 25.59

21.03%

Banana (1kg)

$2.91 SEK 27.49

$2.59 SEK 24.45

12.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.94 SEK 27.73

$2.6 SEK 24.6

13.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.51 SEK 42.64

$4.5 SEK 42.53

0.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.66 SEK 15.68

$1.55 SEK 14.65

7.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 SEK 15.4

$1.08 SEK 10.16

50.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.54 SEK 24.02

$1.28 SEK 12.13

98.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 SEK 12.2

$2.59 SEK 24.46

-50.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.24 SEK 77.8

$11.07 SEK 105

-25.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.01 SEK 170

$7.49 SEK 70.8

140.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.41

$4.08 SEK 38.56

-52.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 20.36

$2.66 SEK 25.09

-18.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.35 SEK 31.66

$2.68 SEK 25.3

25.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67 SEK 633

$74.5 SEK 704

-10.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.45 SEK 51.5

$5.24 SEK 49.47

4.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 SEK 17.21

$1.67 SEK 15.73

8.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.6 SEK 600

$63.1 SEK 596

0.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 SEK 18.63

$2.22 SEK 20.97

-11.26%

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

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

$25.9K SEK 244.4K

25.39%

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

$34.1K SEK 321.8K

$26.5K SEK 250.1K

28.65%

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

$119 SEK 1,125

$320 SEK 3,021

-62.77%

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

$28.39 SEK 268

$53 SEK 501

-46.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.7 SEK 384

$53.3 SEK 503

-23.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.48 SEK 373

$61.6 SEK 582

-35.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.02 SEK 227

$24.87 SEK 235

-3.42%

Cinema Ticket

$17.72 SEK 167

$13.28 SEK 125

33.43%

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

$177 SEK 1,670

$80.5 SEK 761

119.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,204 SEK 39.7K

$4,116 SEK 38.9K

2.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.6 SEK 762

$129 SEK 1,223

-37.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.3 SEK 579

$80.5 SEK 760

-23.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 SEK 1,006

$255 SEK 2,407

-58.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 SEK 1,237

$252 SEK 2,382

-48.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 9,073

$947 SEK 8,946

1.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$783 SEK 7,396

$266 SEK 2,517

193.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,647 SEK 15.6K

$750 SEK 7,086

119.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,309 SEK 12.4K

$528 SEK 4,984

148.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,981 SEK 56.5K

$4,625 SEK 43.7K

29.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,484 SEK 32.9K

$2,750 SEK 26K

26.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,359 SEK 31.7K

$4,112 SEK 38.8K

-18.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

20.00%

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

Last update for Lund: October 28, 2025

Last update for Boden: October 28, 2025

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