Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Skovde Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Skovde

😐 Solo nomad: Lund is 3.5% more expensive than Skovde without rent, and 6.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lund is 11.9% cheaper than Skovde without rent, and 2.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.60 SEK 116

$16.03 SEK 148

-21.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$88.2 SEK 814

$69.2 SEK 639

27.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.78 SEK 109

$11.44 SEK 106

2.97%

Cappuccino

$5.01 SEK 46.22

$4.79 SEK 44.23

4.59%

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

$2.97 SEK 27.39

$2.72 SEK 25.12

9.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 SEK 18.93

$2.14 SEK 19.72

-4.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.13 SEK 75.0

$8.27 SEK 76.3

-1.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.59 SEK 70.0

$8.71 SEK 80.4

-12.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.66 SEK 15.35

$1.58 SEK 14.61

5.06%

White Bread (500g)

$2.17 SEK 19.99

$2.85 SEK 26.35

-23.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.02 SEK 27.87

$4.48 SEK 41.31

-32.59%

Eggs

$4.57 SEK 42.15

$5.09 SEK 46.97

-10.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.09 SEK 121

$11.99 SEK 111

9.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.47 SEK 106

$14.20 SEK 131

-19.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.40 SEK 161

$16.99 SEK 157

2.41%

Apples (1kg)

$3.22 SEK 29.70

$3.89 SEK 35.90

-17.22%

Banana (1kg)

$2.81 SEK 25.95

$2.84 SEK 26.24

-1.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.90 SEK 26.74

$3.76 SEK 34.69

-22.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.56 SEK 42.06

$5.05 SEK 46.59

-9.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.67 SEK 15.41

$1.65 SEK 15.27

1.21%

Onion (1kg)

$1.64 SEK 15.14

$1.80 SEK 16.57

-8.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.25

$2.71 SEK 25.00

-2.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 SEK 11.34

$1.26 SEK 11.59

-2.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.25 SEK 76.1

$7.85 SEK 72.4

5.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.21 SEK 168

$10.55 SEK 97.4

72.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 SEK 18.13

$2.40 SEK 22.17

-18.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 SEK 19.69

$2.69 SEK 24.79

-20.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.44 SEK 31.71

$3.81 SEK 35.17

-9.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.8 SEK 616

$74.0 SEK 683

-9.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.66 SEK 52.2

$5.61 SEK 51.8

0.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 SEK 16.81

$1.67 SEK 15.38

8.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.4 SEK 576

$64.2 SEK 592

-2.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.90 SEK 17.51

$2.01 SEK 18.56

-5.47%

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

$32.2K SEK 297.2K

$32.5K SEK 300.1K

-0.95%

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

$34.4K SEK 317.3K

$33.9K SEK 312.9K

1.41%

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

$120 SEK 1,109

$113 SEK 1,043

6.33%

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

$29.05 SEK 268

$29.28 SEK 270

-0.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.39 SEK 373

$42.28 SEK 390

-4.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.46 SEK 364

$39.83 SEK 368

-0.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.65 SEK 228

$25.42 SEK 235

-3.03%

Cinema Ticket

$17.95 SEK 166

$19.70 SEK 182

-8.88%

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

$177 SEK 1,632

$145 SEK 1,339

21.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,131 SEK 38.1K

$5,572 SEK 51.4K

-25.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.2 SEK 740

$88.6 SEK 818

-9.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.5 SEK 568

$41.89 SEK 387

46.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 SEK 967

$102 SEK 943

2.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$130 SEK 1,202

$160 SEK 1,477

-18.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$983 SEK 9,076

$853 SEK 7,872

15.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$781 SEK 7,209

$656 SEK 6,053

19.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,594 SEK 14.7K

$1,371 SEK 12.7K

16.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,319 SEK 12.2K

$1,095 SEK 10.1K

20.50%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,599 SEK 60.9K

$4,512 SEK 41.6K

46.26%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,763 SEK 34.7K

$2,632 SEK 24.3K

43.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,236 SEK 29.9K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Skovde: January 11, 2026

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