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Cost of living and expenses in Sweden
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Sweden?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Sweden, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Sweden
(The last update: today)
Currency in Sweden Swedish krona (SEK). For 10 US dollars you can get 110 Swedish kronor. For 100 US dollars you can get 1.1 thousand Swedish kronor. And the other way around: For 100 Swedish kronor you can get 9.06 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Sweden
What are the different prices in the cities in Sweden? Look here: Prices in cities in Sweden
Prices: Eskilstuna Karlstad Lund Örebro Uppsala Stockholm Gothenburg Gävle Linköping Jönköping
fees
$100 ($45 - $218)
by half less than in United States
internet
$29 ($18.1 - $45)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$79 ($36 - $109)
by half more than in United States
average earnings
$2.68K
by half less than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$934 ($634 - $1.63K)
by half less than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$1.09K ($770 - $1.81K)
by half less than in United States
The cost of living in Sweden:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $3.2 (SEK 35)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $77 (SEK 848)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.8 (SEK 19.5)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $28K (SEK 309K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $934 (SEK 10.3K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $666 (SEK 7.35K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.42K (SEK 15.7K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $1.09K (SEK 12.1K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $100 (SEK 1.1K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $29 (SEK 325)
- numb_34 $26 (SEK 287)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $79 (SEK 867)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $35 (SEK 389)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $84 (SEK 927)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $118 (SEK 1.31K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $28.1K (SEK 310K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $128 (SEK 1.41K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $5.19K (SEK 57.2K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $2.36K (SEK 26K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $3.17K (SEK 35K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $2.68K (SEK 29.6K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 4.7%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $5.4 (SEK 60)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.8 (SEK 20)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $53 (SEK 590)
Price changes in previous years in Sweden
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $4.58K(SEK 50.5K), 2011: $3.49K(SEK 38.5K), 2012: $4.79K(SEK 52.8K), 2013: $4.61K(SEK 50.8K), 2014: $4.18K(SEK 46.1K), 2015: $6.29K(SEK 69.4K), 2016: $6.27K(SEK 69.2K), 2017: $6.67K(SEK 73.6K), and 2018: $6.51K(SEK 71.8K)
Have earnings increased in Sweden?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $1.68K(SEK 18.6K), 2011: $1.72K(SEK 19K), 2012: $1.83K(SEK 20.2K), 2013: $1.86K(SEK 20.5K), 2014: $1.9K(SEK 20.9K), 2015: $1.91K(SEK 21.1K), 2016: $1.99K(SEK 22K), 2017: $2.04K(SEK 22.5K), and 2018: $2.1K(SEK 23.2K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $101(SEK 1.12K), 2011: $103(SEK 1.14K), 2012: $62(SEK 687), 2013: $77(SEK 854), 2014: $70(SEK 767), 2015: $67(SEK 738), 2016: $56(SEK 623), 2017: $54(SEK 592), and 2018: $65(SEK 720)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $19(SEK 209), 2011: $19.6(SEK 216), 2012: $18.6(SEK 206), 2013: $21(SEK 231), 2014: $22(SEK 237), 2015: $22(SEK 241), 2016: $22(SEK 244), 2017: $25(SEK 277), and 2018: $26(SEK 286)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Sweden in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $61(SEK 675), 2011: $76(SEK 841), 2012: $87(SEK 959), 2013: $74(SEK 811), 2014: $75(SEK 825), 2015: $74(SEK 814), 2016: $79(SEK 874), 2017: $79(SEK 869), and 2018: $80(SEK 879)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bananas
$2.4 ($1.8 - $3.2)
by half more than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$2.1 ($1.3 - $3.5)
16% is less expensive than in United States
cheap restaurant
$11.3 ($8.2 - $18.1)
by half less than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$934 ($634 - $1.63K)
by half less than in United States
Burger King or a similar bar
$9.1 ($8.2 - $10.9)
16% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$79 ($36 - $109)
by half more than in United States