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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lund is 8.8% cheaper than Skovde without rent, and 2.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lund is 1.6% more expensive than Skovde without rent, and 6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.84 SEK 119

$16.14 SEK 149

-20.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.8 SEK 794

$68.7 SEK 636

24.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.74 SEK 109

$11.41 SEK 106

2.89%

Cappuccino

$5.11 SEK 47.35

$4.75 SEK 43.94

7.58%

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

$2.92 SEK 27.04

$2.68 SEK 24.81

8.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 SEK 19.03

$2.16 SEK 20.00

-4.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.40 SEK 77.8

$8.24 SEK 76.3

1.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.57 SEK 70.1

$8.84 SEK 81.8

-14.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.60 SEK 14.85

$1.65 SEK 15.31

-3.03%

White Bread (500g)

$2.21 SEK 20.44

$2.87 SEK 26.62

-23.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.93 SEK 27.14

$4.48 SEK 41.49

-34.60%

Eggs

$4.44 SEK 41.15

$5.15 SEK 47.67

-13.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 119

$12.11 SEK 112

6.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.70 SEK 108

$13.98 SEK 129

-16.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.00 SEK 157

$17.23 SEK 160

-1.33%

Apples (1kg)

$3.29 SEK 30.44

$3.69 SEK 34.21

-10.84%

Banana (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 26.65

$2.79 SEK 25.81

3.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.92 SEK 27.01

$3.77 SEK 34.95

-22.55%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.45 SEK 41.17

$5.19 SEK 48.09

-14.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.67 SEK 15.49

$1.61 SEK 14.87

3.73%

Onion (1kg)

$1.60 SEK 14.79

$1.82 SEK 16.87

-12.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.53 SEK 23.47

$2.70 SEK 25.04

-6.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 SEK 11.85

$1.30 SEK 12.06

-1.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.31 SEK 76.9

$7.83 SEK 72.5

6.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.43 SEK 171

$10.66 SEK 98.7

72.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.05

$2.38 SEK 22.07

-18.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.17

$2.67 SEK 24.74

-18.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.31 SEK 30.65

$3.81 SEK 35.25

-13.12%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.3 SEK 614

$74.8 SEK 692

-11.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.43 SEK 50.3

$5.56 SEK 51.4

-2.34%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 SEK 17.50

$1.66 SEK 15.37

13.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.9 SEK 591

$64.1 SEK 594

-0.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.91 SEK 17.70

$1.98 SEK 18.30

-3.54%

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

$33.0K SEK 305.8K

$32.5K SEK 300.5K

1.77%

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

$34.3K SEK 318.0K

$34.9K SEK 323.5K

-1.70%

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

$120 SEK 1,111

$110 SEK 1,019

9.00%

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

$29.14 SEK 270

$29.30 SEK 271

-0.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.44 SEK 374

$42.50 SEK 394

-4.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.13 SEK 362

$40.73 SEK 377

-3.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.45 SEK 226

$25.07 SEK 232

-2.47%

Cinema Ticket

$18.09 SEK 167

$20.35 SEK 188

-11.11%

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

$175 SEK 1,618

$146 SEK 1,350

19.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,094 SEK 37.9K

$5,509 SEK 51.0K

-25.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$79.0 SEK 732

$88.8 SEK 822

-11.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.0 SEK 565

$41.63 SEK 386

46.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 SEK 988

$99.0 SEK 917

7.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$130 SEK 1,199

$158 SEK 1,462

-17.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 8,894

$827 SEK 7,661

16.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$774 SEK 7,168

$666 SEK 6,165

16.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,625 SEK 15.0K

$1,407 SEK 13.0K

15.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,317 SEK 12.2K

$1,086 SEK 10.1K

21.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,540 SEK 60.6K

$4,028 SEK 37.3K

62.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,636 SEK 33.7K

$3,386 SEK 31.4K

7.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,222 SEK 29.8K

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Skovde: March 3, 2026

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