Cost of Living Comparison Between Sala and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Sala and Lund

🙂 Solo nomad: Sala is 11% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 24.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sala is 15.9% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 27.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.43 SEK 117

$12.62 SEK 119

-1.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.4 SEK 599

$85.7 SEK 810

-26.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.17 SEK 96.1

$11.88 SEK 112

-14.39%

Cappuccino

$3.34 SEK 31.51

$4.86 SEK 45.88

-31.28%

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

$1.81 SEK 17.12

$2.81 SEK 26.59

-35.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.42 SEK 22.85

$2.17 SEK 20.53

11.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.29 SEK 68.9

$7.97 SEK 75.3

-8.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.33 SEK 69.3

$7.32 SEK 69.2

0.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.83 SEK 17.3

$1.59 SEK 15.03

15.09%

White Bread (500g)

$2.62 SEK 24.73

$2.25 SEK 21.27

16.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.53 SEK 33.38

$2.97 SEK 28.1

18.86%

Eggs

$4.07 SEK 38.43

$4.45 SEK 42.08

-8.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.93 SEK 113

$13.17 SEK 124

-9.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.86 SEK 112

$11.63 SEK 110

1.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.47 SEK 146

$16.83 SEK 159

-8.08%

Apples (1kg)

$3.09 SEK 29.23

$3.28 SEK 31.02

-5.79%

Banana (1kg)

$2.63 SEK 24.82

$2.91 SEK 27.49

-9.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.76 SEK 26.1

$2.94 SEK 27.73

-6.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.05 SEK 47.72

$4.51 SEK 42.64

11.97%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 SEK 14.04

$1.66 SEK 15.68

-10.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 SEK 11.21

$1.63 SEK 15.4

-26.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.66 SEK 25.16

$2.54 SEK 24.02

4.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 SEK 9.66

$1.29 SEK 12.2

-20.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.23 SEK 68.3

$8.24 SEK 77.8

-12.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.58 SEK 62.2

$18.01 SEK 170

-63.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.5 SEK 23.61

$1.95 SEK 18.41

28.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.43

$2.16 SEK 20.36

-9.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.14 SEK 29.64

$3.35 SEK 31.66

-6.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.07 SEK 209

$67 SEK 633

-67.05%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.4 SEK 60.4

$5.45 SEK 51.5

17.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 SEK 15.17

$1.82 SEK 17.21

-11.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$21.21 SEK 200

$63.6 SEK 600

-66.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 SEK 18.79

$1.97 SEK 18.63

1.02%

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

$41.4K SEK 391.5K

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

27.73%

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

$33.9K SEK 320.7K

$34.1K SEK 321.8K

-0.32%

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

$90.8 SEK 857

$119 SEK 1,125

-23.78%

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

$21.18 SEK 200

$28.39 SEK 268

-25.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.27 SEK 343

$40.7 SEK 384

-10.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.44 SEK 448

$39.48 SEK 373

20.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.11 SEK 199

$24.02 SEK 227

-12.11%

Cinema Ticket

$19.31 SEK 182

$17.72 SEK 167

8.97%

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

$147 SEK 1,391

$177 SEK 1,670

-16.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,266 SEK 12K

$4,204 SEK 39.7K

-69.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.99 SEK 444

$80.6 SEK 762

-41.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37 SEK 350

$61.3 SEK 579

-39.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$56.2 SEK 531

$106 SEK 1,006

-47.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.4 SEK 542

$131 SEK 1,237

-56.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$758 SEK 7,163

$960 SEK 9,073

-21.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$545 SEK 5,150

$783 SEK 7,396

-30.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 9,067

$1,647 SEK 15.6K

-41.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$720 SEK 6,799

$1,309 SEK 12.4K

-45.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,867 SEK 36.5K

$5,981 SEK 56.5K

-35.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,049 SEK 28.8K

$3,484 SEK 32.9K

-12.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,523 SEK 23.8K

$3,359 SEK 31.7K

-24.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.53

4.8

-5.62%

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

Last update for Sala: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lund: October 28, 2025

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