Sweden
Cost of Living in Sweden
A quick read on net pay, neighborhoods you can actually afford, and what's left at the end of the month.
Living in Sweden costs from roughly kr21,419/month for one person (rent plus essentials) in its most affordable city, while the median local salary is about kr52,000/month.
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What it costs to live in Sweden
Across AffordWhere's Sweden dataset, average 1-bedroom rent ranges from about kr12,064 per month in Malmö to kr16,794 in Stockholm — a 39% difference for the same apartment size. A single person's all-in monthly budget (rent plus tracked essentials) starts around kr21,419 in Malmö and reaches about kr28,150 in Stockholm. On the median gross salary of kr52,000 per month, take-home pay in Sweden is roughly kr39,310 after an effective 24.4% in tax and contributions.
| City | Avg 1BR rent /mo | Est. monthly budget (solo) |
|---|---|---|
| Malmö | kr12,064 | kr21,419 |
| Linköping | kr12,570 | kr22,150 |
| Gothenburg | kr13,223 | kr23,233 |
| Uppsala | kr13,150 | kr23,400 |
| Stockholm | kr16,794 | kr28,150 |
Budget = average 1-bedroom rent across tracked neighborhoods plus tracked monthly essentials (groceries, transport, utilities, and more). Sources on our data sources page.
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Take-home pay at common salary levels, with the full breakdown: income tax, social contributions, health insurance. Rates come straight from the government.
Top Sweden salary benchmarks
What does it actually cost to live in each city? Budget, comfortable, and premium tiers.
- Salary needed in StockholmActual costs plus tax, worked back to a gross figure
- Salary needed in GothenburgActual costs plus tax, worked back to a gross figure
- Salary needed in MalmöActual costs plus tax, worked back to a gross figure
- Salary needed in UppsalaActual costs plus tax, worked back to a gross figure
- Salary needed in LinköpingActual costs plus tax, worked back to a gross figure
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Figures use 2026 tax rates from official Sweden government sources. Full attribution lives on our data sources page.