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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 3% more expensive than Skovde without rent, and 37% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 36.1% more expensive than Skovde without rent, and 30.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.66 SEK 148

$16.01 SEK 151

-2.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,029

$68.5 SEK 648

58.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.65 SEK 110

$11.82 SEK 112

-1.44%

Cappuccino

$5.07 SEK 47.88

$4.8 SEK 45.31

5.63%

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

$3.14 SEK 29.69

$2.67 SEK 25.24

17.60%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 24.21

$2.26 SEK 21.34

13.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.35 SEK 78.9

$8.23 SEK 77.8

1.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.53 SEK 80.6

$8.73 SEK 82.4

-2.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 17.08

$1.57 SEK 14.86

15.29%

White Bread (500g)

$3.48 SEK 32.91

$2.75 SEK 26.03

26.55%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.93 SEK 37.12

$4.59 SEK 43.35

-14.38%

Eggs

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$4.94 SEK 46.71

-8.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.8 SEK 121

$11.93 SEK 113

7.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 122

$14.18 SEK 134

-9.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.5 SEK 184

$16.79 SEK 159

16.14%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 33.16

$3.89 SEK 36.76

-9.77%

Banana (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.2

$2.87 SEK 27.13

0.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.38 SEK 31.89

$3.71 SEK 35.08

-8.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.5 SEK 42.52

$5.13 SEK 48.47

-12.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.98 SEK 18.7

$1.58 SEK 14.94

25.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.85

$1.76 SEK 16.62

7.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.55 SEK 24.11

$2.69 SEK 25.37

-5.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.78

$1.33 SEK 12.55

17.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$8.03 SEK 75.9

-0.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.82 SEK 121

$10.13 SEK 95.7

26.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.57

$2.39 SEK 22.61

-8.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 SEK 21.69

$2.58 SEK 24.38

-10.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$3.77 SEK 35.6

19.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$113 SEK 1,072

$74.7 SEK 705

51.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 60.4

$5.65 SEK 53.4

13.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$1.67 SEK 15.74

-4.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.3 SEK 588

$63.5 SEK 600

-2.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.85 SEK 17.49

$1.92 SEK 18.14

-3.65%

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

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

$33K SEK 311.9K

-2.71%

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

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

$34.3K SEK 324.4K

0.76%

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

$223 SEK 2,111

$114 SEK 1,075

96.31%

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

$29.2 SEK 276

$28.98 SEK 274

0.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.06 SEK 407

$42.52 SEK 402

1.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.75 SEK 451

$39.83 SEK 376

19.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.8 SEK 357

$25.05 SEK 237

50.90%

Cinema Ticket

$17.68 SEK 167

$19.75 SEK 187

-10.48%

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

$164 SEK 1,549

$146 SEK 1,384

11.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

$5,635 SEK 53.2K

15.53%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.8 SEK 933

$88.3 SEK 834

11.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50 SEK 473

$41.05 SEK 388

21.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,113

$102 SEK 962

15.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,954

$159 SEK 1,502

30.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,584 SEK 15K

$848 SEK 8,009

86.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

$644 SEK 6,084

70.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

$1,376 SEK 13K

98.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,799 SEK 17K

$1,103 SEK 10.4K

63.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

$3,988 SEK 37.7K

194.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

$3,369 SEK 31.8K

92.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Skovde: October 28, 2025

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