Cost of living in Sweden
Summary of cost of living in Sweden
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 51,896 kr
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 26,578 kr
- Cost of living in Sweden is more expensive than in 67% of countries in Western Europe (7 out of 18)
- Cost of living in Sweden is more expensive than in 80% of countries in the World (14 out of 66)
Food | |||
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Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 141 kr | ||
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 101 kr | ||
500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 67 kr | ||
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 16 kr | ||
12 eggs, large | 44 kr | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 42 kr | ||
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 55 kr | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 33 kr | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 16 kr | ||
0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 20 kr | ||
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 118 kr | ||
2 liters of coca-cola | 24 kr | ||
Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 18 kr | ||
Housing | |||
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 21,387 kr | ||
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 15,255 kr | ||
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 2,449 kr | ||
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 14,014 kr | ||
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 9,732 kr | ||
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 410 kr | ||
Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 324 kr | ||
40” flat screen tv | 4,699 kr | ||
Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 1,233 kr | ||
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 109 kr | ||
Hourly rate for cleaning help | 288 kr | ||
Clothes | |||
1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 879 kr | ||
1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 453 kr | ||
1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 1,017 kr | ||
1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 1,481 kr | ||
Transportation | |||
Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 348,489 kr | ||
1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 20 kr | ||
Monthly ticket public transport | 917 kr | ||
Personal Care | |||
Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 56 kr | ||
1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 259 kr | ||
Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 277 kr | ||
1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 40 kr | ||
Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 36 kr | ||
Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 36 kr | ||
4 rolls of toilet paper | 41 kr | ||
Tube of toothpaste | 20 kr | ||
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 316 kr | ||
Entertainment | |||
Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 488 kr | ||
2 tickets to the movies | 317 kr | ||
2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 944 kr | ||
Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 904 kr | ||
1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 147 kr | ||
Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 44 kr | ||
1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 72 kr | ||
Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 6,541 kr | ||
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 8 kr | ||
1 month of gym membership in business district | 439 kr | ||
1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 70 kr |
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Map of Cost of Living in Sweden
This map shows only the top cities in Sweden. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Cost of Living Ranking in Sweden
(top cities by data quality)
Ranking | City | Price Index * |
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1st | Stockholm | 139 |
2nd | Helsingborg | 120 |
3rd | Uppsala | 115 |
4th | Norrköping | 105 |
Price Index:
To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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List of all cities available in Sweden
Borås | Gothenburg | Gävle |
Halmstad | Helsingborg | Jönköping |
Karlstad | Lulea | Malmo |
Norrköping | Pitea | Skelleftea |
Stockholm | Umeå | Uppsala |
Visby | Västerås | Växjö |
Örebro |
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 30% more expensive than in Tokyo
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 128% more expensive than in Antalya
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 27% more expensive than in Hanover
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 26% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Malmo is 31% cheaper than in Copenhagen
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 40% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 10% cheaper than in Oslo
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 58% more expensive than in Corunna
- Cost of living in Gothenburg is 22% cheaper than in Copenhagen
- Cost of living in Malmo is about the same as in Tallahassee, Florida
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 7% cheaper than in Houston, Texas
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 38% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 60% more expensive than in Oviedo
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 5% more expensive than in Berlin
- Cost of living in Uppsala is 42% cheaper than in Basel
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 42% more expensive than in El Eulma
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 12% cheaper than in Amsterdam
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 31% more expensive than in Nantes
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 194% more expensive than in Delhi
- Cost of living in Stockholm is 16% cheaper than in Copenhagen
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Prices recently added
- 1 liter of gasoline in Skelleftea costs 19 kr (3 days ago)
- Monthly rent - 45 m2 furnished studio in expensive area in Stockholm costs 20,000 kr (6 days ago)
- Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) in Stockholm costs 150 kr (6 days ago)
- Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Stockholm costs 250 kr (6 days ago)