Cost of Living Comparison Between Southampton and Skelleftea Cost of Living Comparison Between Southampton and Skelleftea

🙂 Solo nomad: Southampton is 2.7% cheaper than Skelleftea without rent, and 24.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Southampton is 12.3% more expensive than Skelleftea without rent, and 15.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Southampton
Skelleftea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$27.21 £20.41
$14.64 SEK 136
85.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$79.1 £59.3
$68.1 SEK 630
16.14%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.75 £8.81
$13.29 SEK 123
-11.59%
Cappuccino
$5.08 £3.81
$4.64 SEK 42.98
9.48%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.67 £2.00
$2.46 SEK 22.78
8.54%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.36 £1.77
$2.07 SEK 19.17
14.01%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.10 £5.33
$8.99 SEK 83.2
-21.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.65 £4.99
$8.38 SEK 77.6
-20.64%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Southampton
Skelleftea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.47 £1.10
$1.70 SEK 15.72
-13.53%
White Bread (500g)
$1.37 £1.03
$2.73 SEK 25.27
-49.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.70 £2.77
$5.07 SEK 46.95
-27.02%
Eggs
$5.17 £3.88
$4.84 SEK 44.83
6.82%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.42 £7.07
$11.90 SEK 110
-20.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.14 £6.85
$11.31 SEK 105
-19.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.38 £10.79
$22.90 SEK 212
-37.21%
Apples (1kg)
$2.33 £1.75
$2.65 SEK 24.54
-12.08%
Banana (1kg)
$1.64 £1.23
$2.62 SEK 24.25
-37.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.51 £1.88
$3.25 SEK 30.09
-22.77%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.10 £2.33
$3.72 SEK 34.44
-16.67%
Potato (1kg)
$1.84 £1.38
$2.25 SEK 20.81
-18.22%
Onion (1kg)
$1.20 £0.90
$1.61 SEK 14.87
-25.47%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.00 £0.75
$2.41 SEK 22.28
-58.51%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.28 £1.71
$1.50 SEK 13.93
52.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.57 £13.17
$7.48 SEK 69.3
134.89%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.24 £8.43
$16.13 SEK 149
-30.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$4.10 £3.08
$1.79 SEK 16.56
129.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.35 £2.51
$1.75 SEK 16.18
91.43%
🚌 Getting Around
Southampton
Skelleftea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.91 £2.18
$4.23 SEK 39.18
-31.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$86.5 £64.9
$55.7 SEK 516
55.35%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.29 £3.22
$8.26 SEK 76.5
-48.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.89 £1.42
$2.08 SEK 19.28
-9.13%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$32.88 £24.66
$59.8 SEK 553
-44.97%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.98 £1.48
$1.97 SEK 18.27
0.51%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.0K £29.2K
$32.3K SEK 299.2K
20.69%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.4K £30.3K
$34.5K SEK 319.6K
17.13%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Southampton
Skelleftea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$337 £253
$176 SEK 1,627
91.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.98 £14.24
$31.52 SEK 292
-39.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$53.3 £39.94
$27.80 SEK 257
91.58%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Southampton
Skelleftea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.86 £31.39
$40.06 SEK 371
4.49%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.21 £13.66
$25.37 SEK 235
-28.22%
Cinema Ticket
$12.08 £9.06
$15.51 SEK 144
-22.11%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Southampton
Skelleftea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,530 £1,148
$150 SEK 1,389
920.45%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$18.1K £13.6K
$4,073 SEK 37.7K
344.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Southampton
Skelleftea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$114 £85.6
$98.0 SEK 907
16.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$52.5 £39.37
$41.73 SEK 386
25.81%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$118 £88.5
$85.1 SEK 788
38.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$149 £111
$161 SEK 1,491
-7.76%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Southampton
Skelleftea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,404 £1,053
$1,256 SEK 11.6K
11.79%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,201 £901
$855 SEK 7,916
40.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,375 £1,781
$1,733 SEK 16.0K
37.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,820 £1,365
$1,362 SEK 12.6K
33.64%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,948 £4,461
$4,598 SEK 42.6K
29.37%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,413 £4,060
$3,435 SEK 31.8K
57.58%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Southampton
Skelleftea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,290 £2,468
$2,788 SEK 25.8K
18.01%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.62
4.5
24.89%

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

Last update for Southampton: March 1, 2026

Last update for Skelleftea: March 2, 2026

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