Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Boras Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Boras

😐 Solo nomad: Lund is 9.6% more expensive than Boras without rent, and 3.4% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lund is 16.8% more expensive than Boras without rent, and 12.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.62 SEK 119

$12.51 SEK 118

0.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.7 SEK 810

$71.2 SEK 672

20.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.88 SEK 112

$10.72 SEK 101

10.82%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.88

$4.54 SEK 42.92

7.05%

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

$2.81 SEK 26.59

$2.25 SEK 21.25

24.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.53

$2.17 SEK 20.5

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$8.02 SEK 75.8

-0.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.32 SEK 69.2

$7.17 SEK 67.7

2.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 SEK 15.03

$1.61 SEK 15.22

-1.24%

White Bread (500g)

$2.25 SEK 21.27

$2.2 SEK 20.82

2.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.97 SEK 28.1

$3.08 SEK 29.06

-3.57%

Eggs

$4.45 SEK 42.08

$4.47 SEK 42.19

-0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.17 SEK 124

$13.12 SEK 124

0.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.63 SEK 110

$11.46 SEK 108

1.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.83 SEK 159

$16.86 SEK 159

-0.18%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 SEK 31.02

$2.77 SEK 26.18

18.41%

Banana (1kg)

$2.91 SEK 27.49

$2.76 SEK 26.12

5.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.94 SEK 27.73

$2.68 SEK 25.31

9.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.51 SEK 42.64

$3.58 SEK 33.82

25.98%

Potato (1kg)

$1.66 SEK 15.68

$1.55 SEK 14.62

7.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 SEK 15.4

$1.55 SEK 14.67

5.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.54 SEK 24.02

$1.42 SEK 13.41

78.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 SEK 12.2

$1.47 SEK 13.89

-12.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.24 SEK 77.8

$7.78 SEK 73.5

5.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.01 SEK 170

$9.96 SEK 94.1

80.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.41

$2.02 SEK 19.07

-3.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 20.36

$1.78 SEK 16.83

21.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.35 SEK 31.66

$3.61 SEK 34.1

-7.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67 SEK 633

$85.8 SEK 810

-21.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.45 SEK 51.5

$6.34 SEK 59.9

-14.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 SEK 17.21

$1.89 SEK 17.88

-3.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.6 SEK 600

$63.1 SEK 596

0.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 SEK 18.63

$1.88 SEK 17.77

4.79%

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

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

$26K SEK 245.9K

24.63%

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

$34.1K SEK 321.8K

$25.1K SEK 237K

35.74%

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

$119 SEK 1,125

$76.5 SEK 723

55.67%

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

$28.39 SEK 268

$28.65 SEK 271

-0.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.7 SEK 384

$28.34 SEK 268

43.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.48 SEK 373

$33.92 SEK 320

16.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.02 SEK 227

$23.9 SEK 226

0.50%

Cinema Ticket

$17.72 SEK 167

$15.85 SEK 150

11.80%

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

$177 SEK 1,670

$156 SEK 1,477

13.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,204 SEK 39.7K

$4,205 SEK 39.7K

-0.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.6 SEK 762

$78.7 SEK 743

2.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.3 SEK 579

$39.66 SEK 375

54.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 SEK 1,006

$96.8 SEK 914

10.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 SEK 1,237

$107 SEK 1,008

22.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 9,073

$848 SEK 8,009

13.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$783 SEK 7,396

$906 SEK 8,556

-13.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,647 SEK 15.6K

$1,385 SEK 13.1K

18.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,309 SEK 12.4K

$1,082 SEK 10.2K

20.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,981 SEK 56.5K

$3,726 SEK 35.2K

60.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,484 SEK 32.9K

$2,820 SEK 26.6K

23.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,359 SEK 31.7K

$2,593 SEK 24.5K

29.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

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

Last update for Lund: October 28, 2025

Last update for Boras: October 28, 2025

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