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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 17.9% more expensive than Skovde without rent, and 37.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 4.9% more expensive than Skovde without rent, and 28.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 SEK 147

$16.03 SEK 148

-0.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,004

$69.2 SEK 639

57.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.79 SEK 109

$11.44 SEK 106

3.06%

Cappuccino

$4.97 SEK 45.85

$4.79 SEK 44.23

3.76%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.65

$2.72 SEK 25.12

18.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 23.66

$2.14 SEK 19.72

19.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.29 SEK 76.5

$8.27 SEK 76.3

0.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.48 SEK 78.3

$8.71 SEK 80.4

-2.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.04

$1.58 SEK 14.61

10.13%

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.87

$2.85 SEK 26.35

21.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.10 SEK 37.82

$4.48 SEK 41.31

-8.48%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.72

$5.09 SEK 46.97

-11.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 118

$11.99 SEK 111

6.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.10 SEK 121

$14.20 SEK 131

-7.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.00 SEK 175

$16.99 SEK 157

11.83%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.16

$3.89 SEK 35.90

-7.71%

Banana (1kg)

$2.86 SEK 26.44

$2.84 SEK 26.24

0.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.41 SEK 31.45

$3.76 SEK 34.69

-9.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.47 SEK 41.25

$5.05 SEK 46.59

-11.49%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 SEK 17.51

$1.65 SEK 15.27

15.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.59

$1.80 SEK 16.57

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.26

$2.71 SEK 25.00

-2.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 SEK 14.93

$1.26 SEK 11.59

28.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.80 SEK 72.0

$7.85 SEK 72.4

-0.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 133

$10.55 SEK 97.4

36.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.77

$2.40 SEK 22.17

-10.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 SEK 21.82

$2.69 SEK 24.79

-12.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.66 SEK 43.00

$3.81 SEK 35.17

22.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,038

$74.0 SEK 683

51.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 SEK 56.5

$5.61 SEK 51.8

9.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.30

$1.67 SEK 15.38

-0.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 585

$64.2 SEK 592

-1.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 SEK 16.79

$2.01 SEK 18.56

-9.45%

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

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

$32.5K SEK 300.1K

1.00%

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

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

$33.9K SEK 312.9K

3.85%

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

$227 SEK 2,092

$113 SEK 1,043

100.59%

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

$29.14 SEK 269

$29.28 SEK 270

-0.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.78 SEK 386

$42.28 SEK 390

-1.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.67 SEK 440

$39.83 SEK 368

19.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.34 SEK 354

$25.42 SEK 235

50.83%

Cinema Ticket

$18.18 SEK 168

$19.70 SEK 182

-7.72%

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

$163 SEK 1,504

$145 SEK 1,339

12.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

$5,572 SEK 51.4K

16.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.2 SEK 906

$88.6 SEK 818

10.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.32 SEK 446

$41.89 SEK 387

15.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,093

$102 SEK 943

15.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,908

$160 SEK 1,477

29.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

$853 SEK 7,872

86.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

$656 SEK 6,053

65.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

$1,371 SEK 12.7K

105.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

$1,095 SEK 10.1K

64.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

$4,512 SEK 41.6K

172.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

$2,632 SEK 24.3K

160.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Skovde: January 11, 2026

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