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Cost of living: your city vs Sweden
Compare rent, food, transport, healthcare and childcare. Figures in SEK per month. Data last updated: 2026-08-01.
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Estimate only, not official tax/legal advice. For exact figures, consult Skatteverket directly.
What does it cost to live in Sweden?
City-centre rent drives most of the gap — not grocery prices. Stockholm is the expensive outlier; Malmö and smaller towns are often clearly cheaper. Generic cost-of-living sites also miss two Swedish caps: maxtaxa for municipal daycare and högkostnadsskydd for healthcare. Those ceilings change a family budget versus London, Dubai or New York.
Data last updated: 2026-08-01. Figures are monthly SEK estimates for comparison, not a guaranteed budget.
Official background: Försäkringskassan (English) and 1177 healthcare guide. Also estimate Sweden take-home pay and rent ranges by city.