Cost of Living in Sweden - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Sweden
Address: SE

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $1,104 (excluding rent), and $1,943 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $2,742 (excluding rent), and $4,078 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$14.93 SEK 137

$10.66 SEK 97.6

$21.32 SEK 195

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$83.4 SEK 763

$62.6 SEK 572

$156 SEK 1,431

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.14 SEK 102

$9.89 SEK 90.5

$12.49 SEK 114

Cappuccino

$4.75 SEK 43.48

$2.62 SEK 24.01

$6.82 SEK 62.4

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

$2.73 SEK 24.94

$1.64 SEK 15.00

$4.09 SEK 37.46

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.38 SEK 21.76

$1.61 SEK 14.69

$3.21 SEK 29.38

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.01 SEK 73.3

$5.33 SEK 48.81

$10.14 SEK 92.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.14 SEK 74.5

$6.40 SEK 58.6

$10.32 SEK 94.4

Milk (1 liter)

$1.65 SEK 15.06

$1.24 SEK 11.31

$2.15 SEK 19.69

White Bread (500g)

$3.01 SEK 27.51

$1.82 SEK 16.69

$4.48 SEK 40.95

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.83 SEK 35.01

$2.15 SEK 19.70

$5.27 SEK 48.26

Eggs

$4.42 SEK 40.48

$2.96 SEK 27.08

$5.72 SEK 52.3

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.08 SEK 111

$8.47 SEK 77.5

$20.00 SEK 183

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.20 SEK 112

$7.82 SEK 71.5

$17.61 SEK 161

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.25 SEK 176

$10.74 SEK 98.3

$32.22 SEK 295

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 SEK 29.74

$1.71 SEK 15.66

$4.27 SEK 39.10

Banana (1kg)

$2.82 SEK 25.76

$2.15 SEK 19.69

$3.76 SEK 34.44

Oranges (1kg)

$3.15 SEK 28.80

$2.09 SEK 19.14

$4.20 SEK 38.47

Tomato (1kg)

$4.56 SEK 41.70

$2.15 SEK 19.64

$6.44 SEK 58.9

Potato (1kg)

$1.84 SEK 16.83

$1.08 SEK 9.88

$2.71 SEK 24.83

Onion (1kg)

$1.76 SEK 16.09

$1.25 SEK 11.48

$2.61 SEK 23.86

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.42 SEK 22.17

$1.60 SEK 14.66

$4.27 SEK 39.05

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.51 SEK 13.78

$0.97 SEK 8.85

$2.69 SEK 24.59

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.12 SEK 74.3

$7.36 SEK 67.3

$8.98 SEK 82.2

Wine (Bottle)

$12.03 SEK 110

$8.74 SEK 80.0

$20.77 SEK 190

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.12 SEK 19.41

$1.60 SEK 14.68

$3.21 SEK 29.35

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.20 SEK 20.15

$1.57 SEK 14.34

$3.13 SEK 28.68

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.74 SEK 34.20

$3.11 SEK 28.44

$4.47 SEK 40.86

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$91.8 SEK 840

$66.7 SEK 610

$113 SEK 1,035

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.23 SEK 57.0

$5.19 SEK 47.46

$10.38 SEK 95.0

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.84 SEK 16.82

$1.23 SEK 11.21

$4.59 SEK 41.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 580

$46.48 SEK 425

$84.5 SEK 773

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.00 SEK 18.27

$1.82 SEK 16.69

$2.25 SEK 20.60

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

$32.0K SEK 292.7K

$31.1K SEK 284.2K

$34.2K SEK 312.6K

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

$34.6K SEK 316.4K

$34.5K SEK 315.5K

$37.1K SEK 339.9K

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

$131 SEK 1,196

$68.5 SEK 627

$281 SEK 2,572

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

$29.44 SEK 269

$16.09 SEK 147

$42.91 SEK 393

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.29 SEK 350

$26.06 SEK 238

$52.1 SEK 477

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.54 SEK 380

$26.27 SEK 240

$63.0 SEK 577

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$27.39 SEK 251

$19.92 SEK 182

$36.70 SEK 336

Cinema Ticket

$16.86 SEK 154

$14.64 SEK 134

$23.17 SEK 212

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

$156 SEK 1,430

$128 SEK 1,173

$187 SEK 1,710

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,591 SEK 23.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.7 SEK 875

$43.02 SEK 394

$129 SEK 1,181

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.12 SEK 376

$20.84 SEK 191

$62.5 SEK 572

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 SEK 929

$62.2 SEK 570

$156 SEK 1,424

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$150 SEK 1,371

$75.1 SEK 687

$214 SEK 1,963

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$929 SEK 8,497

$624 SEK 5,710

$1,569 SEK 14.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$727 SEK 6,654

$517 SEK 4,729

$1,241 SEK 11.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,562 SEK 14.3K

$1,140 SEK 10.4K

$2,737 SEK 25.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,185 SEK 10.8K

$828 SEK 7,573

$2,069 SEK 18.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,446 SEK 59.0K

$3,515 SEK 32.2K

$12.1K SEK 110.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,868 SEK 35.4K

$2,468 SEK 22.6K

$7,510 SEK 68.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,296 SEK 30.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.52

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

Last update: March 2, 2026

By City in Sweden

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Akersberga	32659	92	$991	$1,809	$2,505	$3,896	67.38	192.14
2	Almhult	18039	92	$963	$1,859	$2,655	$3,863	102.41	102.71
3	Boden	18680	74	$1,091	$1,456	$2,449	$3,130	37.5	161.96
4	Boras	66273	99	$846	$1,991	$2,698	$3,606	78.3	175.34
5	Botkyrka	95238	90	$927	$1,772	$2,637	$3,778	32	246.32
6	Bromölla	12628	91	$1,190	$1,785	$2,216	$3,854	245.01	122.5
7	Bålsta	13138	81	$967	$1,613	$2,451	$3,360	17.75	191.59
8	Eskilstuna	-	86	$1,128	$1,701	$2,265	$3,668	86.51	217.68
9	Eslov	17748	91	$1,188	$1,783	$2,323	$3,834	82.2	216.77
10	Fagersta	13362	91	$1,070	$1,831	$2,799	$3,754	31.08	203.31
11	Falköping	16350	91	$974	$1,801	$2,952	$3,735	58.37	197.18
12	Falun	39492	108	$981	$2,139	$3,055	$4,447	183.98	169.92
13	Gavle	100000	101	$955	$2,059	$2,256	$4,034	48.89	226.43
14	Gothenburg	607882	105	$1,089	$2,119	$2,764	$4,416	38.12	238.55
15	Hagfors	11581	93	$1,255	$1,884	$2,459	$3,800	140.45	99.16
16	Halmstad	55688	87	$904	$1,745	$2,499	$3,697	118.94	149.26
17	Haparanda	4800	91	$1,119	$1,828	$2,561	$3,751	109.45	232.55
18	Helsingborg	93838	89	$995	$1,796	$2,560	$3,837	23.21	210.84
19	Hultsfred	14090	88	$982	$1,731	$2,143	$3,671	36.98	151.27
20	Härnösand	24689	91	$1,143	$1,831	$2,719	$3,725	154.47	144.53
21	Hässleholm	18500	87	$908	$1,732	$2,706	$3,748	100.14	168.68
22	Höllviken	10607	89	$1,035	$1,761	$2,430	$3,636	159.09	226.44
23	Jonkoping	84423	91	$1,014	$1,811	$2,375	$4,010	37.16	165.98
24	Kalix	15734	90	$955	$1,793	$2,290	$3,676	41.77	112.97
25	Kalmar	35170	95	$931	$1,927	$2,798	$3,732	33.02	213
26	Karlskrona	35212	88	$1,017	$1,772	$2,831	$3,561	39.96	125.74
27	Karlstad	62797	89	$1,172	$1,770	$2,346	$3,713	112.55	196.99
28	Kiruna	22454	97	$1,139	$1,970	$2,964	$4,191	30.97	149.52
29	Kista	-	91	$925	$1,837	$2,712	$3,828	90.72	255.1
30	Kristianstad	35711	92	$1,123	$1,817	$2,398	$3,859	154.55	153.96
31	Köping	17743	87	$851	$1,760	$2,356	$3,572	189.96	134.87
32	Landskrona	30499	90	$1,138	$1,800	$2,827	$3,517	106.34	165.39
33	Lidingo	48541	92	$959	$1,840	$2,426	$3,604	114.65	222.68
34	Lindesberg	9600	93	$1,114	$1,849	$2,757	$3,962	285.72	151.75
35	Linkoping	115682	91	$1,090	$1,793	$2,682	$3,856	69.85	219.93
36	Ljungby	28404	89	$893	$1,765	$2,920	$3,858	140.07	109.94
37	Ludvika	26343	80	$1,191	$1,605	$2,996	$3,768	82.17	170.86
38	Lulea	73864	95	$988	$1,890	$2,526	$4,155	227.37	147.39
39	Lund	82800	97	$1,033	$1,922	$2,646	$4,119	169.8	238.58
40	Malmo	316588	104	$1,144	$2,113	$2,867	$4,423	112.06	246
41	Marsta	24068	89	$1,110	$1,774	$2,773	$3,631	80.8	188.96
42	Mora	10896	97	$1,063	$1,927	$3,106	$4,071	109.58	103.56
43	Mölndal	60000	84	$873	$1,651	$2,523	$3,614	148.09	245.39
44	Norrkoping	98088	89	$1,091	$1,769	$2,879	$3,653	527.88	218.27
45	Nyköping	29891	87	$845	$1,723	$2,358	$3,597	216.67	196.94
46	Orebro	98237	84	$1,051	$1,702	$2,665	$3,718	252.38	219.9
47	Ornskoldsvik	32953	91	$996	$1,829	$2,880	$3,755	99.16	102
48	Ostersund	44000	92	$1,101	$1,819	$2,861	$3,871	158.09	212.99
49	Sala	22994	75	$798	$1,470	$1,895	$2,937	39.68	182.02
50	Skelleftea	32775	106	$1,177	$2,140	$2,526	$4,265	102.83	97.44

Sweden Median Internet Speeds (Updated January 2026)

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The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Cost of Living in Sweden - Frequently Asked Questions

Sweden offers high-quality public services and safety, which can balance higher costs with reliable infrastructure. In general terms, Cost of Living in Sweden tends to reward you if you plan for longer stays and can share housing or opt for longer-term rentals. Cities like Stockholm and Gothenburg offer vibrant work cultures and excellent transit, while smaller towns provide quieter options with lower price pressure. Budget-minded travelers can still stretch a budget by leveraging libraries, free museum days, and seasonal discounts. Tip: Look for neighborhoods near transit hubs or universities to optimize access and price while maintaining life quality.

Daily life blends efficiency with a respect for privacy and nature. Your housing search will involve balancing size, location, and rental terms; outside major cities you may find more space for similar budgets. Food options range from seasonal markets to reliable supermarkets; cooking at home helps you manage costs, while occasional dining out supports local cafes. Transport is straightforward: robust public transit, bike-friendly streets, and commuter trains connect regions. Run errands by clustering trips to save time and travel costs. Sweden living cost varies by city, season, and neighborhood, so tailor routines to your location. Tip: Use seasonality to buy produce when it’s best value and plan ahead for housing and transit needs.

Quality of life hinges on balance: you can enjoy clean systems, safety, and nature by budgeting around core costs. Use a simple framework: fixed costs (housing, utilities) versus flexible spending (eating out, entertainment). In winter, heating needs can reshape monthly plans, so seek well-insulated homes and efficient heat sources. Neighborhood fit matters: central districts offer culture and quick transit but higher rents, while suburbs or university towns often provide more space and value with reliable services. Seasonal activities and markets can keep life affordable and engaging. Tip: track your essential expenses for a few months to spot savings and refine your location choice.