Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Gavle Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Gavle

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 28.5% more expensive than Gavle without rent, and 21.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 38.5% more expensive than Gavle without rent, and 27.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.96 SEK 148

$12.77 SEK 118

24.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,039

$93.6 SEK 867

19.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.72 SEK 109

$10.51 SEK 97.3

11.51%

Cappuccino

$5.02 SEK 46.53

$5.00 SEK 46.31

0.40%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.75

$2.15 SEK 19.91

49.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 23.91

$2.47 SEK 22.88

4.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.65 SEK 80.1

$8.69 SEK 80.5

-0.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.24 SEK 76.3

$8.46 SEK 78.4

-2.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.04

$1.72 SEK 15.91

0.58%

White Bread (500g)

$3.37 SEK 31.24

$2.54 SEK 23.51

32.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 36.30

$4.00 SEK 37.01

-2.00%

Eggs

$4.74 SEK 43.93

$4.10 SEK 37.97

15.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 SEK 120

$9.25 SEK 85.6

40.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.24 SEK 123

$10.22 SEK 94.6

29.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 SEK 179

$14.82 SEK 137

30.09%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.27

$3.32 SEK 30.75

8.13%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.41

$2.84 SEK 26.28

0.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 SEK 32.24

$3.34 SEK 30.88

4.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.62 SEK 42.75

$4.60 SEK 42.59

0.43%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 SEK 18.24

$1.82 SEK 16.89

8.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 17.14

$1.89 SEK 17.54

-2.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 24.10

$2.63 SEK 24.40

-1.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.50

$1.63 SEK 15.12

-3.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.94 SEK 73.5

$8.22 SEK 76.1

-3.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.32 SEK 133

$12.20 SEK 113

17.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.07

$1.65 SEK 15.26

31.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.57

$1.92 SEK 17.75

21.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.65 SEK 43.01

$3.88 SEK 35.97

19.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$111 SEK 1,027

$57.7 SEK 534

92.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 59.1

$4.61 SEK 42.69

38.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.56

$1.27 SEK 11.75

23.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 587

$48.97 SEK 453

29.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.78

$1.81 SEK 16.73

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

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

$29.0K SEK 268.2K

13.81%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

$33.5K SEK 310.6K

5.76%

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

$224 SEK 2,070

$86.2 SEK 799

159.20%

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

$29.07 SEK 269

$28.34 SEK 262

2.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.95 SEK 388

$41.79 SEK 387

0.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.51 SEK 431

$50.2 SEK 465

-7.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.07 SEK 353

$16.17 SEK 150

135.44%

Cinema Ticket

$17.67 SEK 164

$13.96 SEK 129

26.58%

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

$159 SEK 1,472

$161 SEK 1,492

-1.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

$6,418 SEK 59.4K

1.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 SEK 882

$98.0 SEK 907

-2.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 SEK 459

$48.50 SEK 449

2.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,107

$84.7 SEK 784

41.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$203 SEK 1,878

$160 SEK 1,485

26.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

$848 SEK 7,850

89.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

$901 SEK 8,340

20.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

$1,739 SEK 16.1K

62.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

$1,270 SEK 11.8K

40.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

$2,036 SEK 18.9K

494.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

$1,440 SEK 13.3K

362.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

$3,334 SEK 30.9K

16.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.1

1.46%

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

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

Last update for Gavle: March 2, 2026

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