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

🙂 Solo nomad: Skovde is 15.2% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 27.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Skovde is 4.7% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 22.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.03 SEK 148

$15.92 SEK 147

0.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.2 SEK 639

$109 SEK 1,004

-36.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.44 SEK 106

$11.79 SEK 109

-2.97%

Cappuccino

$4.79 SEK 44.23

$4.97 SEK 45.85

-3.62%

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

$2.72 SEK 25.12

$3.21 SEK 29.65

-15.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.72

$2.56 SEK 23.66

-16.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.27 SEK 76.3

$8.29 SEK 76.5

-0.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.71 SEK 80.4

$8.48 SEK 78.3

2.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.58 SEK 14.61

$1.74 SEK 16.04

-9.20%

White Bread (500g)

$2.85 SEK 26.35

$3.45 SEK 31.87

-17.39%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.48 SEK 41.31

$4.10 SEK 37.82

9.27%

Eggs

$5.09 SEK 46.97

$4.52 SEK 41.72

12.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.99 SEK 111

$12.82 SEK 118

-6.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.20 SEK 131

$13.10 SEK 121

8.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.99 SEK 157

$19.00 SEK 175

-10.58%

Apples (1kg)

$3.89 SEK 35.90

$3.59 SEK 33.16

8.36%

Banana (1kg)

$2.84 SEK 26.24

$2.86 SEK 26.44

-0.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.76 SEK 34.69

$3.41 SEK 31.45

10.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.05 SEK 46.59

$4.47 SEK 41.25

12.98%

Potato (1kg)

$1.65 SEK 15.27

$1.90 SEK 17.51

-13.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.57

$1.80 SEK 16.59

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.71 SEK 25.00

$2.63 SEK 24.26

3.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 SEK 11.59

$1.62 SEK 14.93

-22.22%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.85 SEK 72.4

$7.80 SEK 72.0

0.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.55 SEK 97.4

$14.39 SEK 133

-26.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.40 SEK 22.17

$2.14 SEK 19.77

12.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 SEK 24.79

$2.36 SEK 21.82

13.98%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.81 SEK 35.17

$4.66 SEK 43.00

-18.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$74.0 SEK 683

$112 SEK 1,038

-34.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.61 SEK 51.8

$6.12 SEK 56.5

-8.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.67 SEK 15.38

$1.66 SEK 15.30

0.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$64.2 SEK 592

$63.4 SEK 585

1.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.01 SEK 18.56

$1.82 SEK 16.79

10.44%

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

$32.5K SEK 300.1K

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

-0.99%

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

$33.9K SEK 312.9K

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

-3.71%

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

$113 SEK 1,043

$227 SEK 2,092

-50.15%

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

$29.28 SEK 270

$29.14 SEK 269

0.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.28 SEK 390

$41.78 SEK 386

1.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.83 SEK 368

$47.67 SEK 440

-16.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.42 SEK 235

$38.34 SEK 354

-33.70%

Cinema Ticket

$19.70 SEK 182

$18.18 SEK 168

8.36%

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

$145 SEK 1,339

$163 SEK 1,504

-10.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,572 SEK 51.4K

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

-14.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$88.6 SEK 818

$98.2 SEK 906

-9.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.89 SEK 387

$48.32 SEK 446

-13.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 SEK 943

$118 SEK 1,093

-13.66%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$160 SEK 1,477

$207 SEK 1,908

-22.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$853 SEK 7,872

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

-46.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$656 SEK 6,053

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-39.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,371 SEK 12.7K

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

-51.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,095 SEK 10.1K

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

-39.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,512 SEK 41.6K

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

-63.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,632 SEK 24.3K

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

-61.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

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