Cost of Living Comparison Between Skovde and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Skovde and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Skovde is 2.9% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 27% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Skovde is 26.5% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 23.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.01 SEK 151

$15.66 SEK 148

2.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.5 SEK 648

$109 SEK 1,029

-37.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.82 SEK 112

$11.65 SEK 110

1.46%

Cappuccino

$4.8 SEK 45.31

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-5.33%

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

$2.67 SEK 25.24

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-14.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 SEK 21.34

$2.56 SEK 24.21

-11.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.23 SEK 77.8

$8.35 SEK 78.9

-1.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.73 SEK 82.4

$8.53 SEK 80.6

2.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.57 SEK 14.86

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-13.26%

White Bread (500g)

$2.75 SEK 26.03

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-20.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.59 SEK 43.35

$3.93 SEK 37.12

16.79%

Eggs

$4.94 SEK 46.71

$4.51 SEK 42.6

9.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.93 SEK 113

$12.8 SEK 121

-6.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.18 SEK 134

$12.87 SEK 122

10.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.79 SEK 159

$19.5 SEK 184

-13.90%

Apples (1kg)

$3.89 SEK 36.76

$3.51 SEK 33.16

10.83%

Banana (1kg)

$2.87 SEK 27.13

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-0.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.71 SEK 35.08

$3.38 SEK 31.89

9.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.13 SEK 48.47

$4.5 SEK 42.52

14.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 SEK 14.94

$1.98 SEK 18.7

-20.20%

Onion (1kg)

$1.76 SEK 16.62

$1.89 SEK 17.85

-6.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.69 SEK 25.37

$2.55 SEK 24.11

5.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 SEK 12.55

$1.56 SEK 14.78

-14.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.03 SEK 75.9

$7.97 SEK 75.3

0.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.13 SEK 95.7

$12.82 SEK 121

-20.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.39 SEK 22.61

$2.18 SEK 20.57

9.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 24.38

$2.3 SEK 21.69

12.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.77 SEK 35.6

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-16.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$74.7 SEK 705

$113 SEK 1,072

-34.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.65 SEK 53.4

$6.39 SEK 60.4

-11.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.67 SEK 15.74

$1.6 SEK 15.09

4.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.5 SEK 600

$62.3 SEK 588

2.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.92 SEK 18.14

$1.85 SEK 17.49

3.78%

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

$33K SEK 311.9K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

2.79%

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

$34.3K SEK 324.4K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

-0.75%

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

$114 SEK 1,075

$223 SEK 2,111

-49.06%

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

$28.98 SEK 274

$29.2 SEK 276

-0.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.52 SEK 402

$43.06 SEK 407

-1.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.83 SEK 376

$47.75 SEK 451

-16.59%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.05 SEK 237

$37.8 SEK 357

-33.73%

Cinema Ticket

$19.75 SEK 187

$17.68 SEK 167

11.71%

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

$146 SEK 1,384

$164 SEK 1,549

-10.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,635 SEK 53.2K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

-13.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$88.3 SEK 834

$98.8 SEK 933

-10.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.05 SEK 388

$50 SEK 473

-17.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 SEK 962

$118 SEK 1,113

-13.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$159 SEK 1,502

$207 SEK 1,954

-23.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 SEK 8,009

$1,584 SEK 15K

-46.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$644 SEK 6,084

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-41.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,376 SEK 13K

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-49.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,103 SEK 10.4K

$1,799 SEK 17K

-38.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,988 SEK 37.7K

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-66.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,369 SEK 31.8K

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-48.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

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 Skovde: October 28, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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