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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 36.7% more expensive than Gavle without rent, and 26.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 7.8% more expensive than Gavle without rent, and 28.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 SEK 147

$12.44 SEK 115

27.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,004

$95.4 SEK 880

14.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.79 SEK 109

$10.52 SEK 97.1

12.07%

Cappuccino

$4.97 SEK 45.85

$5.24 SEK 48.35

-5.15%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.65

$2.14 SEK 19.80

50.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 23.66

$2.39 SEK 22.10

7.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.29 SEK 76.5

$8.39 SEK 77.5

-1.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.48 SEK 78.3

$8.57 SEK 79.1

-1.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.04

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.87

$2.54 SEK 23.44

35.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.10 SEK 37.82

$3.88 SEK 35.82

5.67%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.72

$3.95 SEK 36.50

14.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 118

$9.28 SEK 85.6

38.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.10 SEK 121

$10.33 SEK 95.4

26.82%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.00 SEK 175

$14.77 SEK 136

28.64%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.16

$3.31 SEK 30.57

8.46%

Banana (1kg)

$2.86 SEK 26.44

$2.98 SEK 27.47

-4.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.41 SEK 31.45

$3.34 SEK 30.82

2.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.47 SEK 41.25

$4.54 SEK 41.90

-1.54%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 SEK 17.51

$1.82 SEK 16.83

4.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.59

$1.80 SEK 16.66

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.26

$2.53 SEK 23.40

3.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 SEK 14.93

$1.56 SEK 14.36

3.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.80 SEK 72.0

$8.23 SEK 75.9

-5.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 133

$12.09 SEK 112

19.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.77

$1.64 SEK 15.09

30.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 SEK 21.82

$1.86 SEK 17.13

26.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.66 SEK 43.00

$3.89 SEK 35.88

19.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,038

$57.2 SEK 528

96.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 SEK 56.5

$4.72 SEK 43.57

29.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.30

$1.27 SEK 11.69

30.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 585

$50.5 SEK 466

25.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 SEK 16.79

$1.81 SEK 16.75

0.55%

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

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

$29.4K SEK 271.2K

11.76%

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

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

$33.3K SEK 307.1K

5.82%

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

$227 SEK 2,092

$86.8 SEK 801

161.21%

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

$29.14 SEK 269

$28.12 SEK 260

3.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.78 SEK 386

$41.77 SEK 386

0.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.67 SEK 440

$48.42 SEK 447

-1.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.34 SEK 354

$16.26 SEK 150

135.79%

Cinema Ticket

$18.18 SEK 168

$13.99 SEK 129

29.95%

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

$163 SEK 1,504

$161 SEK 1,489

0.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

$6,526 SEK 60.2K

-0.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.2 SEK 906

$96.7 SEK 892

1.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.32 SEK 446

$50.1 SEK 463

-3.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,093

$83.7 SEK 772

41.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,908

$156 SEK 1,436

32.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

$848 SEK 7,825

87.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

$924 SEK 8,527

17.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

$1,695 SEK 15.6K

66.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

$1,261 SEK 11.6K

42.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

$2,077 SEK 19.2K

492.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

$1,432 SEK 13.2K

378.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

$3,354 SEK 31.0K

11.00%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Gavle: January 11, 2026

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