Cost of Living Comparison Between Varnamo and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Varnamo and Lund

😐 Solo nomad: Varnamo is 3.4% more expensive than Lund without rent, and 4.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Varnamo is 2.9% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 5.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.46 SEK 118

$12.62 SEK 119

-1.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$86.4 SEK 816

$85.7 SEK 810

0.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.03 SEK 114

$11.88 SEK 112

1.26%

Cappuccino

$5.06 SEK 47.76

$4.86 SEK 45.88

4.12%

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

$2.85 SEK 26.93

$2.81 SEK 26.59

1.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.1 SEK 19.82

$2.17 SEK 20.53

-3.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.21 SEK 77.5

$7.97 SEK 75.3

3.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.43 SEK 70.2

$7.32 SEK 69.2

1.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.68 SEK 15.89

$1.59 SEK 15.03

5.66%

White Bread (500g)

$2.2 SEK 20.82

$2.25 SEK 21.27

-2.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.95 SEK 27.84

$2.97 SEK 28.1

-0.67%

Eggs

$4.36 SEK 41.17

$4.45 SEK 42.08

-2.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.71 SEK 120

$13.17 SEK 124

-3.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.51 SEK 109

$11.63 SEK 110

-1.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.08 SEK 161

$16.83 SEK 159

1.49%

Apples (1kg)

$3.34 SEK 31.56

$3.28 SEK 31.02

1.83%

Banana (1kg)

$2.78 SEK 26.28

$2.91 SEK 27.49

-4.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.93 SEK 27.66

$2.94 SEK 27.73

-0.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.53 SEK 42.83

$4.51 SEK 42.64

0.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 SEK 16.35

$1.66 SEK 15.68

4.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 SEK 15.41

$1.63 SEK 15.4

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.64 SEK 24.98

$2.54 SEK 24.02

3.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 SEK 11.56

$1.29 SEK 12.2

-5.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.22 SEK 77.7

$8.24 SEK 77.8

-0.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.81 SEK 168

$18.01 SEK 170

-1.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.02 SEK 19.09

$1.95 SEK 18.41

3.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 SEK 20.14

$2.16 SEK 20.36

-1.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.43 SEK 32.42

$3.35 SEK 31.66

2.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$74.7 SEK 706

$67 SEK 633

11.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.65 SEK 53.4

$5.45 SEK 51.5

3.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.67 SEK 25.2

$1.82 SEK 17.21

46.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.7 SEK 593

$63.6 SEK 600

-1.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 SEK 18.62

$1.97 SEK 18.63

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

$32.1K SEK 303K

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

-1.15%

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

$34.1K SEK 322.5K

$34.1K SEK 321.8K

0.22%

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

$121 SEK 1,145

$119 SEK 1,125

1.76%

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

$29.09 SEK 275

$28.39 SEK 268

2.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.47 SEK 392

$40.7 SEK 384

1.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.71 SEK 385

$39.48 SEK 373

3.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.66 SEK 242

$24.02 SEK 227

6.83%

Cinema Ticket

$18.05 SEK 171

$17.72 SEK 167

1.86%

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

$177 SEK 1,674

$177 SEK 1,670

0.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,059 SEK 38.3K

$4,204 SEK 39.7K

-3.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$79 SEK 747

$80.6 SEK 762

-2.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.1 SEK 577

$61.3 SEK 579

-0.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 SEK 1,013

$106 SEK 1,006

0.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 SEK 1,238

$131 SEK 1,237

0.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$844 SEK 7,974

$960 SEK 9,073

-12.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$642 SEK 6,069

$783 SEK 7,396

-17.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,382 SEK 13.1K

$1,647 SEK 15.6K

-16.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,098 SEK 10.4K

$1,309 SEK 12.4K

-16.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,390 SEK 41.5K

$5,981 SEK 56.5K

-26.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,121 SEK 29.5K

$3,484 SEK 32.9K

-10.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,118 SEK 20K

$3,359 SEK 31.7K

-36.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

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

Last update for Varnamo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lund: October 28, 2025

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