Cost of Living in
Sweden

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1423	$3955
Without rent	$861	$2486
Rent & Utilities	$798.95	$1138.01
Food	$454	$1444
Transport	$122.65	$271.95
Monthly salary after tax	$2697.78
Human freedom index	8.7
Life expectancy	69.05
English speaking %	75.58%
Population	10.2M

The cost of living in Sweden is $1423, which is 1.36 times more expensive than the world average. Sweden is ranked 37th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Sweden is $2697.78, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months.

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We calculate prices for Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 85 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1423	37 / 208
Without rent	$861	16 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$798.95	35 / 208
Food	$454	44 / 208
Transport	$122.65	22 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	841$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	644.58$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1738.04$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1002$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	67.5$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	127.72$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	34.18$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	6811$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	3508$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	11.6$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	61.03$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	10.28$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	7.5$
Cappuccino	4.47$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	2.32$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	3.43$
Monthly ticket local transport	78.75$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	25.78$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.98$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.5$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	2.79$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.43$
Eggs, x12	3.35$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	11.97$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	11.65$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	13.79$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.97$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.29$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.78$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.59$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.54$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.76$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	1.08$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	2.34$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	8.29$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.87$
Cigarette pack	6.75$
Cold medicince, 1 week	7.43$
Hair Shampoo	3.77$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	2.64$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.99$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	33.45$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	15.51$
Doctor's visit	26.12$
Haircut, simple	30.76$
Brand Jeans	84.85$
Brand Sneakers	90.13$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	111.2$
International Primary School, 1 year	3746$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Sodermanland	$2279
2	Sollentuna	$2250
3	Smaland	$2245
4	Norrbotten	$2045
5	Stockholm	$1964
6	Kalmar County	$1961
7	Gothenburg	$1791
8	Lidingo	$1759
9	Lund	$1719
10	Sigtuna	$1693
11	Jamtland	$1689
12	Skelleftea	$1675
13	Blekinge	$1668
14	Malmo	$1667
15	Skovde	$1630
16	Lulea	$1606
17	Angelholm	$1601
18	Akersberga	$1600
19	Gavle	$1592
20	Borlange	$1590
21	Ostergotland	$1527
22	Ornskoldsvik	$1505
23	Ostersund	$1493
24	Sodertalje	$1484
25	Sundsvall	$1480
26	Kalmar	$1462
27	Linkoping	$1445
28	Dalarna	$1438
29	Nykoping	$1435
30	Hassleholm	$1422
31	Gotland	$1415
32	Kristianstad	$1405
33	Jonkoping	$1398
34	Molndal	$1362
35	Halmstad	$1334
36	Norrkoping	$1330
37	Falun	$1322
38	Avesta	$1318
39	Solna	$1315
40	Scania	$1303
41	Orebro	$1296
42	Karlskrona	$1288
43	Marsta	$1279
44	Kronoberg	$1261
45	Gastrikland	$1256
46	Skane	$1242
47	Landskrona	$1231
48	Helsingborg	$1226
49	Gavleborg	$1224
50	Orebro County	$1146
51	Eskilstuna	$1145
52	Karlshamn	$1098
53	Boras	$1098
54	Karlstad	$1077
55	Halland	$1071
56	Monaco	$7654
57	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
58	Singapore	$3385
59	Neuchatel	$3164
60	Ile-de-France	$2736
61	Zurich	$2715
62	California	$2710
63	Queretaro	$2187
64	United States	$2149
65	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
66	Aland	$2038
67	Ostergotland	$1978
68	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
69	Hoki	$1897
70	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
71	Liege	$1878
72	Plzen	$1831
73	South Pyongan	$1816
74	Hokkaido	$1802
75	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
76	Nampo	$1690
77	Jonkoping	$1661
78	Rikuchu	$1633
79	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
80	Caceres	$1564
81	Holguin	$1508
82	Usti nad Labem	$1462
83	Cadiz	$1459
84	Orebro	$1456
85	Kavala	$1444
86	Limon	$1428
87	Al Bahah	$1394
88	Colon (Panama)	$1391
89	Zlin	$1388
90	Vastmanland	$1381
91	Omi	$1355
92	Tacuarembo	$1343
93	Siauliai County	$1329
94	Ahuachapan	$1327
95	Shimosa	$1324
96	Ciego de Avila	$1316
97	Tokai	$1300
98	Xanthi	$1280
99	Dembeni	$1275
100	Panama	$1271
101	Bayamon	$1269
102	Paysandu	$1264
103	Usulutan	$1259
104	Zilina	$1252
105	Hyuga	$1251
106	Guantanamo	$1238
107	Panama	$1234
108	Ioannina	$1231
109	Igdir	$1230
110	Panama Oeste	$1230
111	San-Pedro	$1203
112	Klaipeda	$1201
113	Tillaberi	$1200
114	Etchu	$1194
115	Vlore	$1194
116	Constanta	$1189
117	Kai	$1170
118	Pinar del Rio	$1161
119	Riga Planning Region	$1154
120	Camaguey	$1149
121	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
122	Lodz	$1132
123	Chania	$1130
124	Causeni	$1128
125	Presov	$1128
126	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
127	Kermanshah	$1116
128	Franche-Comte	$1113
129	Yoro	$1112
130	Tekirdag	$1111
131	Zambezia	$1107
132	Bahia	$1102
133	Setubal	$1097
134	Drama	$1085
135	Kastoria	$1081
136	Suo	$1080
137	Balikesir	$1075
138	Thies	$1074
139	Trencin	$1063
140	Serres	$1060
141	Dubasari	$1050
142	Rethymno	$1045
143	Equateur	$1036
144	Espirito Santo	$1034
145	Suchitepequez	$1030
146	Haut-Uele	$1027
147	Gabu	$1019
148	Straseni	$1015
149	Brasov	$1014
150	Goias	$1013
151	Boke	$1007
152	Mexico	$1007
153	Totomi	$995
154	Siauliai	$994
155	Colon (Cuba)	$992
156	Banska Bystrica	$983
157	Panevezys	$969
158	Iasi	$963
159	Sao Paulo	$961
160	Kozuke	$956
161	Klaipeda County	$952
162	Izmir	$949
163	Osumi	$945
164	Kutahya	$934
165	Quilpue	$930
166	Hradec Kralove	$929
167	Kasai	$920
168	Kasai-Oriental	$919
169	Gueckedou	$918
170	Michoacan	$908
171	Eskisehir	$906
172	Extreme-Nord	$900
173	Solola	$897
174	Timis	$890
175	Bafata	$878
176	Kahramanmaras	$878
177	Usak	$877
178	Guatemala	$876
179	Uige	$872
180	Dien Bien	$871
181	Estado de Mexico	$864
182	Yucatan	$864
183	Durres	$856
184	Guaira	$856
185	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
186	Diyarbakir	$850
187	Cotui	$846
188	Ceara	$845
189	Francisco Morazan	$845
190	Botosani	$841
191	Esteli	$838
192	Buzau	$834
193	Botosani	$829
194	Forecariah	$826
195	Kirikkale	$816
196	Maan	$816
197	San Luis Potosi	$814
198	Boyaca	$812
199	Tucuman	$812
200	Caras-Severin	$810
201	Neuquen	$806
202	Bekes	$799
203	Hoki Province	$787
204	Adiyaman	$779
205	Arges	$779
206	Neamt	$777
207	Raska	$771
208	Atlantico	$768
209	Marijampole	$762
210	Para	$756
211	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
212	Ialomita	$751
213	Veszprem	$751
214	Wasit	$751
215	Huila	$747
216	Sirvan	$747
217	Canakkale	$743
218	Aydin	$733
219	Elazig	$730
220	Chisinau	$726
221	Nuevo Leon	$720
222	Shkoder	$718
223	Korce	$710
224	Khuzestan	$708
225	Copiapo	$705
226	Bazega	$694
227	Curico	$692
228	Hamadan	$689
229	Mures	$683
230	Passore	$680
231	Braila	$675
232	Oueme	$671
233	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
234	Iasi	$668
235	Djibouti	$666
236	Rezekne	$664
237	Laayoune	$660
238	Nghe An	$657
239	Awash	$655
240	Elazig	$650
241	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
242	Gilan	$644
243	Meknes	$634
244	Mures	$633
245	Khenifra	$631
246	Tuyen Quang	$628
247	Bacau	$624
248	Paraguari	$622
249	Caras-Severin	$620
250	Piaui	$620
251	Binh Phuoc	$612
252	Osh	$608
253	Chuy Province	$607
254	Vinh Long	$607
255	Anse-a-Veau	$604
256	Dambovita	$604
257	Medias	$602
258	Koulpelogo	$595
259	Anosy	$594
260	Rio San Juan	$590
261	Bac Lieu	$587
262	Ninh Thuan	$585
263	Setif	$582
264	Duzce	$573
265	Ain Beida	$572
266	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
267	Agri	$569
268	Maramures	$569
269	Al Mahwit	$568
270	Hau Giang	$567
271	Dak Lak	$566
272	Al Hoceima	$562
273	Nis	$561
274	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
275	Cadiz	$542
276	Valcea	$542
277	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
278	Bac Giang	$536
279	Soc Trang	$535
280	Miragoane	$533
281	Bechar	$531
282	Menaka	$525
283	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
284	Karbala	$522
285	Lere	$516
286	Stavropol	$514
287	Yen Bai	$513
288	Kirklareli	$512
289	Hajjah	$507
290	Son La	$502
291	San Andres	$500
292	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
293	Sadah	$495
294	Dhaka	$489
295	Sale	$489
296	Corum	$484
297	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
298	Binh Dinh	$480
299	Oulmes	$480
300	Caaguazu	$478
301	Arta	$476
302	Dong Nai	$473
303	Lang Son	$470
304	Salar	$470
305	Kenitra	$467
306	Quang Tri	$466
307	Ayni	$465
308	Dong Thap	$463
309	Narino	$462
310	Maharashtra	$461
311	Quang Ninh	$453
312	Nam Dinh	$448
313	Ain Temouchent	$444
314	Thanh Hoa	$444
315	Sanaa	$443
316	MSila	$441
317	Binh Duong	$438
318	Homs	$436
319	Khemisset	$435
320	Medenine	$433
321	Ca Mau	$431
322	Kebili	$431
323	Thua Thien Hue	$431
324	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
325	Ain Defla	$426
326	Mazandaran	$426
327	Binh Thuan	$424
328	Tamba	$423
329	Jaen (Peru)	$422
330	Tetouan	$414
331	Al Bayda	$412
332	Ysyk-Kol	$411
333	Tebessa	$409
334	Bejaia	$405
335	Misratah	$399
336	Baghlan	$398
337	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
338	Daharia	$393
339	Al Bayda	$390
340	San Joaquin	$389
341	Tay Ninh	$389
342	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
343	Kien Giang	$381
344	Saida	$381
345	Gabes	$377
346	Kosice	$372
347	Sabha	$365
348	Bihar	$363
349	Kien Giang	$363
350	Quang Nam	$363
351	Samana	$360
352	Medea	$333
353	Ben Tre	$324
354	Naama	$302

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