€Cost of Living
Europe · Northern Europe · 2025 price levels

🇸🇪Cost of living in Sweden

+21% Everyday spending in Sweden costs 21% more than the EU average.

Health, phone & internet and clothing & shoes cost the most compared with the rest of Europe; food & soft drinks, furniture & household and transport the least.

Price level by category

What costs more, and how much

EU average = 100. The bar's length is Sweden's price level for the same basket.

  • Health+61%
  • Phone & internet+38%
  • Clothing & shoes+30%
  • Recreation & culture+27%
  • Personal care & services+27%
  • Alcohol & tobacco+23%
  • Restaurants & hotels+23%
  • Housing & utilities+22%
  • Transport+15%
  • Furniture & household+14%
  • Food & soft drinks+10%
EU averageEurostat, 2025
Against its neighbours

Cheaper than Norway

Household spending, EU average = 100.

🇩🇰 Denmark140
🇳🇴 Norway129
🇸🇪 Sweden121
🇫🇮 Finland121
🇪🇪 Estonia101
🇪🇺 EU100
10% cheaperthan the United States for the same household spending (World Bank, 2025)
Living there

The basics

Status
EU Member
Stay
EU rules apply. 90-day free stay; registration required for 3+ months.
Healthcare
EHIC valid.
Currency
SEK
Banking
Full support (Revolut/Wise)
Paying
Card (Mostly cashless)
English
5 out of 5
Getting around
SL
Say it locally

Seven phrases

Hello
Hej
Thank you
Tack
Yes/No
Ja / Nej
How are you?
Hur mår du?
Excuse me
Ursäkta
Check, please!
Notan, tack!
Do you speak English?
Pratar du engelska?
Cities

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Google Maps Search Hub

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Drug Policy

Substance Status Penalty
Cannabis 🟡 Decriminalized
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Useful Links

🏠 Housing & Rent

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Blocket 🔴 Biggest housing
Samtrygg Rentals

💼 Jobs

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Arbetsförmedlingen Public job search
LinkedIn Professional network
Where the numbers come from
  1. Eurostat, prc_ppp_ind_1: price level indices, EU27 = 100, 2025. Reuse authorised with acknowledgement.
  2. World Bank, PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI: household price level, United States = 100, 2025. CC BY 4.0.