Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Lund

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 18.8% more expensive than Lund without rent, and 30.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 18.1% more expensive than Lund without rent, and 24.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.96 SEK 148

$12.84 SEK 119

24.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,039

$85.8 SEK 794

30.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.72 SEK 109

$11.74 SEK 109

-0.17%

Cappuccino

$5.02 SEK 46.53

$5.11 SEK 47.35

-1.76%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.75

$2.92 SEK 27.04

9.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 23.91

$2.06 SEK 19.03

25.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.65 SEK 80.1

$8.40 SEK 77.8

2.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.24 SEK 76.3

$7.57 SEK 70.1

8.85%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.04

$1.60 SEK 14.85

8.12%

White Bread (500g)

$3.37 SEK 31.24

$2.21 SEK 20.44

52.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 36.30

$2.93 SEK 27.14

33.79%

Eggs

$4.74 SEK 43.93

$4.44 SEK 41.15

6.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 SEK 120

$12.87 SEK 119

0.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.24 SEK 123

$11.70 SEK 108

13.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 SEK 179

$17.00 SEK 157

13.41%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.27

$3.29 SEK 30.44

9.12%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.41

$2.88 SEK 26.65

-1.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 SEK 32.24

$2.92 SEK 27.01

19.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.62 SEK 42.75

$4.45 SEK 41.17

3.82%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 SEK 18.24

$1.67 SEK 15.49

17.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 17.14

$1.60 SEK 14.79

15.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 24.10

$2.53 SEK 23.47

2.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.50

$1.28 SEK 11.85

22.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.94 SEK 73.5

$8.31 SEK 76.9

-4.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.32 SEK 133

$18.43 SEK 171

-22.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.07

$1.95 SEK 18.05

11.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.57

$2.18 SEK 20.17

6.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.65 SEK 43.01

$3.31 SEK 30.65

40.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$111 SEK 1,027

$66.3 SEK 614

67.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 59.1

$5.43 SEK 50.3

17.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.56

$1.89 SEK 17.50

-16.93%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 587

$63.9 SEK 591

-0.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.78

$1.91 SEK 17.70

-5.24%

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

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

$33.0K SEK 305.8K

-0.21%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

$34.3K SEK 318.0K

3.29%

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

$224 SEK 2,070

$120 SEK 1,111

86.29%

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

$29.07 SEK 269

$29.14 SEK 270

-0.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.95 SEK 388

$40.44 SEK 374

3.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.51 SEK 431

$39.13 SEK 362

18.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.07 SEK 353

$24.45 SEK 226

55.71%

Cinema Ticket

$17.67 SEK 164

$18.09 SEK 167

-2.32%

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

$159 SEK 1,472

$175 SEK 1,618

-9.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

$4,094 SEK 37.9K

59.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 SEK 882

$79.0 SEK 732

20.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 SEK 459

$61.0 SEK 565

-18.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,107

$107 SEK 988

12.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$203 SEK 1,878

$130 SEK 1,199

56.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

$960 SEK 8,894

67.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

$774 SEK 7,168

40.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

$1,625 SEK 15.0K

74.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

$1,317 SEK 12.2K

35.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

$6,540 SEK 60.6K

84.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

$3,636 SEK 33.7K

83.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

$3,222 SEK 29.8K

20.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.8

-13.33%

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

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

Last update for Lund: February 28, 2026

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