Cost of living in Sweden

The cost of living in Sweden is approximately 1571 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 3555 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Sweden

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
1571 $
Without Rent
761 $
Rent & Utilities
811 $
Food
514 $
Transport
114 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
3016 $
GDP per Capita
56,305 $
Freedom Index
8.75
Lifespan
83 years
Speak English
89%
Population
10.6M

Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 12.5 $
Dinner 74.3 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 10 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 7.2 $
Capuccino 4.26 $
Coke, 330ml 2.29 $

Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.53 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 2.58 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.14 $
Eggs, 12 pack 4.03 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 11.1 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 11.4 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 17.1 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.89 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.5 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.7 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.05 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.53 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.67 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.94 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.26 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 10.3 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.85 $
Cigarette pack 6.8 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 3.41 $
Monthly Pass 78.3 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.85 $
Taxi, 8 km 22.1 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 28.9 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 6.94 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3.5 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.59 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 2.12 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 72 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 111 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 31.7 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 656 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 1,182 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 911 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 1,625 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 5,608 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 3,611 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 3,016 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 4.54%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 39.9 $
Cinema, 1 seat 15.6 $
Haircut 25.9 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 94.4 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 82.7 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 134 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 4,409 $

Cities in Sweden by Cost of Living

City Cost of Living without rent
Stockholm
$897
Gothenburg
$830
Malmo
$782
Skelleftea
$769
Uppsala
$750
Sollentuna
$745
Skovde
$744
Borlange
$744
Varnamo
$744
Molndal
$741
Taby
$737
Tumba
$735
Sodertalje
$734
Lund
$732
Lidingo
$731
Akersberga
$729
Jonkoping
$727
Falun
$727
Uddevalla
$725
Umea
$715
Orebro
$713
Varberg
$713
Trelleborg
$711
Nykoping
$709
Ornskoldsvik
$708
Ostersund
$704
Lulea
$704
Linkoping
$699
Sigtuna
$696
Marsta
$695
Karlstad
$691
Halmstad
$690
Vasteras
$689
Angelholm
$688
Norrkoping
$688
Gavle
$687
Sundsvall
$687
Hassleholm
$685
Karlskrona
$684
Landskrona
$683
Solna
$677
Kalmar
$677
Helsingborg
$669
Vaxjo
$655
Trollhattan
$652
Eskilstuna
$651
Kristianstad
$647
Boras
$640