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

😐 Solo nomad: Lund is 10.2% more expensive than Gavle without rent, and 3.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lund is 1.8% cheaper than Gavle without rent, and 4.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.62 SEK 119

$12.83 SEK 121

-1.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.7 SEK 810

$93.5 SEK 884

-8.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.88 SEK 112

$10.32 SEK 97.5

15.12%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.88

$5.01 SEK 47.31

-2.99%

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

$2.81 SEK 26.59

$2.07 SEK 19.58

35.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.53

$2.47 SEK 23.31

-12.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$8.52 SEK 80.5

-6.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.32 SEK 69.2

$8.55 SEK 80.7

-14.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 SEK 15.03

$1.81 SEK 17.07

-12.15%

White Bread (500g)

$2.25 SEK 21.27

$2.53 SEK 23.89

-11.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.97 SEK 28.1

$3.92 SEK 37.02

-24.23%

Eggs

$4.45 SEK 42.08

$4.08 SEK 38.56

9.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.17 SEK 124

$9.62 SEK 90.9

36.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.63 SEK 110

$10.27 SEK 97

13.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.83 SEK 159

$14.72 SEK 139

14.33%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 SEK 31.02

$3.21 SEK 30.34

2.18%

Banana (1kg)

$2.91 SEK 27.49

$2.85 SEK 26.93

2.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.94 SEK 27.73

$3.51 SEK 33.18

-16.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.51 SEK 42.64

$4.44 SEK 41.92

1.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.66 SEK 15.68

$1.81 SEK 17.07

-8.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 SEK 15.4

$1.86 SEK 17.53

-12.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.54 SEK 24.02

$2.62 SEK 24.78

-3.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 SEK 12.2

$1.62 SEK 15.32

-20.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.24 SEK 77.8

$8.08 SEK 76.4

1.98%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.01 SEK 170

$11.88 SEK 112

51.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.41

$1.65 SEK 15.58

18.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 20.36

$1.87 SEK 17.7

15.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.35 SEK 31.66

$3.84 SEK 36.31

-12.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67 SEK 633

$59 SEK 557

13.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.45 SEK 51.5

$4.67 SEK 44.13

16.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 SEK 17.21

$1.32 SEK 12.43

37.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.6 SEK 600

$49.21 SEK 465

29.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 SEK 18.63

$1.82 SEK 17.22

8.24%

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

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

$29.8K SEK 281.7K

8.81%

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

$34.1K SEK 321.8K

$33.8K SEK 319.3K

0.77%

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

$119 SEK 1,125

$85.8 SEK 810

38.85%

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

$28.39 SEK 268

$28.11 SEK 266

1.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.7 SEK 384

$41.58 SEK 393

-2.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.48 SEK 373

$48.98 SEK 463

-19.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.02 SEK 227

$15.92 SEK 150

50.88%

Cinema Ticket

$17.72 SEK 167

$13.94 SEK 132

27.12%

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

$177 SEK 1,670

$156 SEK 1,471

13.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,204 SEK 39.7K

$6,531 SEK 61.7K

-35.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.6 SEK 762

$96.8 SEK 915

-16.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.3 SEK 579

$49.06 SEK 463

25.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 SEK 1,006

$84.6 SEK 799

25.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 SEK 1,237

$156 SEK 1,474

-16.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 9,073

$829 SEK 7,829

15.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$783 SEK 7,396

$899 SEK 8,490

-12.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,647 SEK 15.6K

$1,748 SEK 16.5K

-5.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,309 SEK 12.4K

$1,243 SEK 11.7K

5.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,981 SEK 56.5K

$2,454 SEK 23.2K

143.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,484 SEK 32.9K

$1,787 SEK 16.9K

95.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,359 SEK 31.7K

$3,256 SEK 30.8K

3.14%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gavle: October 28, 2025

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