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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 8.4% more expensive than Skovde without rent, and 33.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 19.9% more expensive than Skovde without rent, and 32.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.96 SEK 147

$16.14 SEK 149

-1.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,034

$68.7 SEK 634

63.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.72 SEK 108

$11.41 SEK 105

2.72%

Cappuccino

$5.02 SEK 46.33

$4.75 SEK 43.75

5.68%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.62

$2.68 SEK 24.71

19.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 23.80

$2.16 SEK 19.92

19.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.65 SEK 79.7

$8.24 SEK 76.0

4.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.24 SEK 76.0

$8.84 SEK 81.5

-6.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 15.97

$1.65 SEK 15.24

4.85%

White Bread (500g)

$3.37 SEK 31.11

$2.87 SEK 26.50

17.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 36.14

$4.48 SEK 41.31

-12.50%

Eggs

$4.74 SEK 43.74

$5.15 SEK 47.46

-7.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 SEK 120

$12.11 SEK 112

7.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.24 SEK 122

$13.98 SEK 129

-5.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 SEK 178

$17.23 SEK 159

11.90%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.13

$3.69 SEK 34.06

-2.71%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.30

$2.79 SEK 25.70

2.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 SEK 32.10

$3.77 SEK 34.80

-7.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.62 SEK 42.57

$5.19 SEK 47.88

-10.98%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 SEK 18.16

$1.61 SEK 14.81

22.36%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 17.07

$1.82 SEK 16.80

1.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 24.00

$2.70 SEK 24.94

-3.70%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.43

$1.30 SEK 12.01

20.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.94 SEK 73.2

$7.83 SEK 72.2

1.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.32 SEK 132

$10.66 SEK 98.3

34.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 19.98

$2.38 SEK 21.97

-8.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.47

$2.67 SEK 24.63

-12.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.65 SEK 42.83

$3.81 SEK 35.10

22.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$111 SEK 1,022

$74.8 SEK 689

48.33%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 58.9

$5.56 SEK 51.2

14.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.50

$1.66 SEK 15.30

-5.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 584

$64.1 SEK 591

-1.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.70

$1.98 SEK 18.22

-8.59%

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

$33.0K SEK 303.9K

$32.5K SEK 299.2K

1.56%

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

$35.5K SEK 327.1K

$34.9K SEK 322.1K

1.54%

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

$224 SEK 2,061

$110 SEK 1,015

103.06%

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

$29.07 SEK 268

$29.30 SEK 270

-0.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.95 SEK 387

$42.50 SEK 392

-1.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.51 SEK 429

$40.73 SEK 376

14.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.07 SEK 351

$25.07 SEK 231

51.85%

Cinema Ticket

$17.67 SEK 163

$20.35 SEK 188

-13.17%

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

$159 SEK 1,466

$146 SEK 1,344

9.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.2K

$5,509 SEK 50.8K

18.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 SEK 878

$88.8 SEK 818

7.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 SEK 457

$41.63 SEK 384

19.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,102

$99.0 SEK 913

20.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$203 SEK 1,870

$158 SEK 1,455

28.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 SEK 14.8K

$827 SEK 7,628

94.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

$666 SEK 6,139

63.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,829 SEK 26.1K

$1,407 SEK 13.0K

101.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

$1,086 SEK 10.0K

64.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 111.5K

$4,028 SEK 37.1K

200.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,666 SEK 61.5K

$3,386 SEK 31.2K

96.89%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,886 SEK 35.8K

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 Skovde: March 3, 2026

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