Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Lund is 15.5% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 23.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lund is 16.7% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 21.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.62 SEK 119

$15.66 SEK 148

-19.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.7 SEK 810

$109 SEK 1,029

-21.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.88 SEK 112

$11.65 SEK 110

1.97%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.88

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-4.14%

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

$2.81 SEK 26.59

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-10.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.53

$2.56 SEK 24.21

-15.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$8.35 SEK 78.9

-4.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.32 SEK 69.2

$8.53 SEK 80.6

-14.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 SEK 15.03

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-12.15%

White Bread (500g)

$2.25 SEK 21.27

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-35.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.97 SEK 28.1

$3.93 SEK 37.12

-24.43%

Eggs

$4.45 SEK 42.08

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-1.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.17 SEK 124

$12.8 SEK 121

2.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.63 SEK 110

$12.87 SEK 122

-9.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.83 SEK 159

$19.5 SEK 184

-13.69%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 SEK 31.02

$3.51 SEK 33.16

-6.55%

Banana (1kg)

$2.91 SEK 27.49

$2.88 SEK 27.2

1.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.94 SEK 27.73

$3.38 SEK 31.89

-13.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.51 SEK 42.64

$4.5 SEK 42.52

0.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.66 SEK 15.68

$1.98 SEK 18.7

-16.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 SEK 15.4

$1.89 SEK 17.85

-13.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.54 SEK 24.02

$2.55 SEK 24.11

-0.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 SEK 12.2

$1.56 SEK 14.78

-17.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.24 SEK 77.8

$7.97 SEK 75.3

3.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.01 SEK 170

$12.82 SEK 121

40.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.41

$2.18 SEK 20.57

-10.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 20.36

$2.3 SEK 21.69

-6.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.35 SEK 31.66

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-25.72%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67 SEK 633

$113 SEK 1,072

-40.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.45 SEK 51.5

$6.39 SEK 60.4

-14.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 SEK 17.21

$1.6 SEK 15.09

13.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.6 SEK 600

$62.3 SEK 588

2.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 SEK 18.63

$1.85 SEK 17.49

6.49%

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

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

1.02%

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

$34.1K SEK 321.8K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

-1.55%

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

$119 SEK 1,125

$223 SEK 2,111

-46.72%

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

$28.39 SEK 268

$29.2 SEK 276

-2.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.7 SEK 384

$43.06 SEK 407

-5.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.48 SEK 373

$47.75 SEK 451

-17.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.02 SEK 227

$37.8 SEK 357

-36.46%

Cinema Ticket

$17.72 SEK 167

$17.68 SEK 167

0.23%

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

$177 SEK 1,670

$164 SEK 1,549

7.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,204 SEK 39.7K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

-35.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.6 SEK 762

$98.8 SEK 933

-18.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.3 SEK 579

$50 SEK 473

22.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 SEK 1,006

$118 SEK 1,113

-9.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 SEK 1,237

$207 SEK 1,954

-36.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 9,073

$1,584 SEK 15K

-39.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$783 SEK 7,396

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-28.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,647 SEK 15.6K

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-39.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,309 SEK 12.4K

$1,799 SEK 17K

-27.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,981 SEK 56.5K

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-49.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,484 SEK 32.9K

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-46.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,359 SEK 31.7K

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

-8.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.16

15.38%

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

Last update for Lund: October 28, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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