Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Sweden and London

For one person, living is cheaper in Sweden: $1,889 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $26,400 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇸🇪 Sweden

$1,889

/mo nomad

London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,086

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Sweden is 24.7% cheaper than London without rent, and 53.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sweden is 21.8% cheaper than London without rent, and 48.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$14.57 SEK 146

$26.62 £20.11

-45.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$80.8 SEK 807

$108 £81.3

-24.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.84 SEK 108

$10.39 £7.85

4.33%

Cappuccino

$4.55 SEK 45.45

$5.79 £4.38

-21.42%

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

$2.66 SEK 26.59

$3.01 £2.27

-11.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 SEK 22.90

$2.15 £1.63

6.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.73 SEK 77.3

$9.35 £7.06

-17.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.31 SEK 73.1

$7.84 £5.93

-6.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 SEK 15.85

$1.79 £1.35

-11.17%

White Bread (500g)

$2.95 SEK 29.50

$2.06 £1.56

43.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.54 SEK 35.41

$2.31 £1.74

53.25%

Eggs

$4.05 SEK 40.44

$5.05 £3.82

-19.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 SEK 116

$12.57 £9.50

-7.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.77 SEK 118

$10.66 £8.05

10.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.98 SEK 190

$17.13 £12.94

10.80%

Apples (1kg)

$2.95 SEK 29.48

$3.03 £2.29

-2.64%

Banana (1kg)

$2.50 SEK 25.01

$1.41 £1.07

77.30%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.93 SEK 29.30

$3.05 £2.31

-3.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.31 SEK 43.11

$3.38 £2.56

27.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 SEK 17.34

$1.67 £1.26

3.59%

Onion (1kg)

$1.59 SEK 15.90

$1.73 £1.31

-8.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.26 SEK 22.62

$1.41 £1.07

60.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 SEK 14.15

$1.79 £1.35

-20.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.68 SEK 76.8

$23.22 £17.55

-66.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.98 SEK 110

$12.99 £9.82

-15.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.91 SEK 19.05

$3.18 £2.40

-39.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 21.39

$4.41 £3.33

-51.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.77 SEK 37.69

$3.87 £2.93

-2.58%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$83.3 SEK 833

$250 £189

-66.69%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.10 SEK 61.0

$5.71 £4.31

6.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 SEK 19.10

$3.33 £2.51

-42.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$58.5 SEK 585

$57.9 £43.76

1.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.80 SEK 18.01

$2.04 £1.54

-11.76%

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

$32.7K SEK 326.5K

$37.5K £28.4K

-12.99%

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

$32.9K SEK 329.0K

$40.9K £30.9K

-19.50%

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

$134 SEK 1,340

$376 £284

-64.34%

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

$26.39 SEK 264

$17.88 £13.51

47.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.50 SEK 375

$40.01 £30.24

-6.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.19 SEK 392

$61.2 £46.22

-35.92%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$26.67 SEK 267

$21.07 £15.93

26.58%

Cinema Ticket

$15.41 SEK 154

$17.95 £13.57

-14.15%

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

$148 SEK 1,477

$2,865 £2,165

-94.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,193 SEK 41.9K

$35.3K £26.7K

-88.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$93.6 SEK 935

$116 £87.7

-19.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.22 SEK 422

$54.1 £40.87

-21.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 SEK 1,005

$127 £95.7

-20.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$142 SEK 1,422

$159 £120

-10.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$857 SEK 8,561

$2,853 £2,156

-69.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$698 SEK 6,973

$2,301 £1,739

-69.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,388 SEK 13.9K

$5,201 £3,931

-73.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,123 SEK 11.2K

$3,723 £2,813

-69.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,069 SEK 50.7K

$19.0K £14.4K

-73.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,264 SEK 32.6K

$7,881 £5,955

-58.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,004 SEK 30.0K

$4,818 £3,641

-37.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.67

4.65

-21.08%

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

Last update for Sweden: October 6, 2026

Last update for London: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Sweden

$698 37%

London

$2.3K 56.5% 230% $1.6K

Groceries & Markets

Sweden

$360 19.1%

London

$349 8.6% 2.9% $10

Eating Out

Sweden

$277 14.7%

London

$397 9.7% 43.3% $120

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Sweden

$198 10.5%

London

$434 10.7% 119% $236

Clothing & Footwear

Sweden

$170 9%

London

$205 5% 20.4% $35

Getting Around

Sweden

$114 6%

London

$288 7.1% 152% $174

Sport & Entertainment

Sweden

$70 3.7%

London

$97 2.4% 38.6% $27

Good to know

🇸🇪 Sweden

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

13:24 1:24 PM

12:24 12:24 PM

1 h behind Sweden

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

10,587,710

8,908,083 Capital

💱 Currency

Swedish Krona SEK kr

British Pound GBP £

📈 Exchange rate

100 SEK = 10.01 USD

100 SEK = 8.93 EUR

1 GBP = 1.32 USD

1 GBP = 1.18 EUR

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GBP, USD, EUR to SEK – Swedish Krona Converter

🇺🇸 United States Dollar ($)

🇸🇪 Swedish Krona (kr)

Swedish Krona exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 9.99 SEK (1 SEK = 0.1 USD). 1 EUR = 11.2 SEK (100 SEK = 8.93 EUR).

British Pound exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.756 GBP (1 GBP = 1.32 USD). 1 EUR = 0.847 GBP (1 GBP = 1.18 EUR).

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