Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Gavle Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Gavle

😐 Solo nomad: Lund is 20% more expensive than Gavle without rent, and 1.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lund is 9.5% cheaper than Gavle without rent, and 2.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.60 SEK 116

$12.44 SEK 115

1.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$88.2 SEK 814

$95.4 SEK 880

-7.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.78 SEK 109

$10.52 SEK 97.1

11.98%

Cappuccino

$5.01 SEK 46.22

$5.24 SEK 48.35

-4.39%

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

$2.97 SEK 27.39

$2.14 SEK 19.80

38.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 SEK 18.93

$2.39 SEK 22.10

-14.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.13 SEK 75.0

$8.39 SEK 77.5

-3.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.59 SEK 70.0

$8.57 SEK 79.1

-11.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.66 SEK 15.35

$1.74 SEK 16.04

-4.60%

White Bread (500g)

$2.17 SEK 19.99

$2.54 SEK 23.44

-14.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.02 SEK 27.87

$3.88 SEK 35.82

-22.16%

Eggs

$4.57 SEK 42.15

$3.95 SEK 36.50

15.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.09 SEK 121

$9.28 SEK 85.6

41.06%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.47 SEK 106

$10.33 SEK 95.4

11.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.40 SEK 161

$14.77 SEK 136

17.81%

Apples (1kg)

$3.22 SEK 29.70

$3.31 SEK 30.57

-2.72%

Banana (1kg)

$2.81 SEK 25.95

$2.98 SEK 27.47

-5.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.90 SEK 26.74

$3.34 SEK 30.82

-13.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.56 SEK 42.06

$4.54 SEK 41.90

0.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.67 SEK 15.41

$1.82 SEK 16.83

-8.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.64 SEK 15.14

$1.80 SEK 16.66

-8.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.25

$2.53 SEK 23.40

3.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 SEK 11.34

$1.56 SEK 14.36

-21.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.25 SEK 76.1

$8.23 SEK 75.9

0.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.21 SEK 168

$12.09 SEK 112

50.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 SEK 18.13

$1.64 SEK 15.09

19.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 SEK 19.69

$1.86 SEK 17.13

14.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.44 SEK 31.71

$3.89 SEK 35.88

-11.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.8 SEK 616

$57.2 SEK 528

16.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.66 SEK 52.2

$4.72 SEK 43.57

19.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 SEK 16.81

$1.27 SEK 11.69

43.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.4 SEK 576

$50.5 SEK 466

23.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.90 SEK 17.51

$1.81 SEK 16.75

4.97%

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

$32.2K SEK 297.2K

$29.4K SEK 271.2K

9.60%

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

$34.4K SEK 317.3K

$33.3K SEK 307.1K

3.33%

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

$120 SEK 1,109

$86.8 SEK 801

38.46%

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

$29.05 SEK 268

$28.12 SEK 260

3.31%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.39 SEK 373

$41.77 SEK 386

-3.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.46 SEK 364

$48.42 SEK 447

-18.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.65 SEK 228

$16.26 SEK 150

51.60%

Cinema Ticket

$17.95 SEK 166

$13.99 SEK 129

28.31%

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

$177 SEK 1,632

$161 SEK 1,489

9.54%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,131 SEK 38.1K

$6,526 SEK 60.2K

-36.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.2 SEK 740

$96.7 SEK 892

-17.07%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.5 SEK 568

$50.1 SEK 463

22.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 SEK 967

$83.7 SEK 772

25.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$130 SEK 1,202

$156 SEK 1,436

-16.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$983 SEK 9,076

$848 SEK 7,825

15.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$781 SEK 7,209

$924 SEK 8,527

-15.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,594 SEK 14.7K

$1,695 SEK 15.6K

-5.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,319 SEK 12.2K

$1,261 SEK 11.6K

4.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,599 SEK 60.9K

$2,077 SEK 19.2K

217.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,763 SEK 34.7K

$1,432 SEK 13.2K

162.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,236 SEK 29.9K

$3,354 SEK 31.0K

-3.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.1

17.07%

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

Last update for Lund: January 12, 2026

Last update for Gavle: January 11, 2026

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