Cost of Living in Lund, 🇸🇪 Sweden - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 9 10 14 $1,178 $839 $1,141 $644 $115

Utilities 27 28 — $60 $82 $52 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 16 $13 $43 $78 $43 $0

Groceries 1 12 $160 $615 $1,539 $592 $9

Transportation 2 13 $95 $85 $350 $66 $12

Dining Out 21 20 19 37 $900 $380 $543 $138 $80

Leisure Activities 17 23 31 $250 $180 $428 $116 $32

Health Insurance 8 $63 $43 $128 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 — $17 $34 — —

Total $2,659 $2,262 $4,323 $1,651 $250

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 9 10 $839.00 $644 – $1,339 per month

Coworking Space 11 $160.74 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 9 10 14 $1,178.00 $1,050 – $1,350 per month

Coliving Space 9 $657.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 18 $6.06 per cup

Beer 19 $7.48 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 21 $15.67 per meal

Fast Food Combo 20 $5.97 per meal

Apples 12 $2.72 per kg

Bread 12 $2.48 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.61 per liter

Rice 12 $2.83 per kg

Chicken Fillets 12 $9.91 per kg

Beef 12 $15.37 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 22 19 $15.57 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 37 19 $88.86 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 36 $1.82 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 13 $5.96 per trip

Taxi per km 13 $1.51 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $66.22 per month

Gasoline 34 4 $1.82 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 13 $13.50 per trip

Scooter Rental 32 $32.35 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $13.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 16 $30.23 per month

Gym Membership 17 $40.34 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 31 $24.26 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $10.01 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 23 $10.01 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 25 $101.09 per pair

Summer Dress 24 $33.25 per dress

Running Shoes 26 $111.10 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 35 $30.33 per visit

Laundry 33 $6.06 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 29 $20.22 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 30 $8.59 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 9.892 SEK on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Eskilstuna, Helsingborg, Linköping, Hanoi, Zurich

Livingcost Lund price basket (updated Jun 2026)Index
Skånetrafiken Lund stad 30-dagarsbiljett ordinarie 655 krSecondary
Skånetrafiken 30-day ticket half-price promo terms (Oct 2026)Official
Sweden Octane-95 SEK 18.01/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
Comviq 10 GB 129 kr/mån utan bindningOfficial
Hallon kontantkort 4 GB 99 krOfficial
Hallon 10 GB 109 kr/mån catalogOfficial
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Lund rental listings (1–2 rum, Oct 2026)Listings
Furnished 2 rum 44 m² 11 654 kr/mån BrunnshögListings
Regus Sweden coworking from 1 590 kr/mån (Lund centre proxy)Listings
Coop handla online grocery shelf (milk, chicken, beef, rice, apples, bread)Listings
Meter taxi 59 kr start + 14.90 SEK/km (national reference)Official
Airbnb monthly-stay search Lund Nov 2026Listings
Sweden work and long-stay permits (no nomad route)Official
Tele2 broadband from 299 kr/månOfficial
Nordic Wellness Silver från 399 kr/månOfficial
Espresso House Stortorget Lund Caffe Latte 60 krListings
O'Learys Lund Carlsberg Export 50 cl 74 krOfficial
McDonald's Meal Deal 59 kr (Chicken/Creamy Chili)Official
Segers Mat Lund dagens lunch 155 krOfficial
Systembolaget Riesling 750 ml 77 krOfficial
Filmstaden/Svenska Bio biljetter från 99 krOfficial
H&M hålstickad strandklänning 329 krListings
H&M ATELIER Straight Regular Jeans 999 krListings
Team Sportia Lund löparskor (t.ex. Adidas ~1 099 kr)Listings
Kraftringen lägenhet elnät 315 kr/mån fast (fr.o.m. 2026-07-01)Official
VA SYD vatten/avlopp taxor 2026 (Lund)Official
Region Skåne vårdcentral läkare 200 krOfficial
Apoteket Sinupret forte 85 krOfficial
LUGI Vikingahallen tennis lör–sön icke medlem 240 kr/hOfficial
Voi pay-as-you-go 2.50 kr/min + unlock (operator tariff; Lund page blocked)Official
Tvättomaten självtvätt 300 kr/maskin max 5 kgListings
Lund station Octane-95 pump prices (Oct 2026)Listings
Shave N Cut Yassin herrklippning 300 krListings
ICA Stilla vatten 1,5 L ~18 kr inkl. pantListings
Matrummet dagens lunch 165 kr; Råbiff 215 krOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1979.46 1178
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1123.48 839
- Apples 3.42 2.72
- Beef 22.47 15.37
- Beer 8.02 7.48
40 more changes
- Bread 3.21 2.48
- Chicken Fillets 15.51 9.91
- Cinema Ticket 17.65 10.01
- Coffee 4.49 6.06
- Coliving Space 909.48 657
- Coworking Space 299.59 160.74
- Dining Out local 149.8, nomad 1016.48, expat 406.59, family 588.49, tourist 90.95 local 138, nomad 900, expat 380, family 543, tourist 80
- Doctor Visit (GP) 26.75 20.22
- Fast Food Combo 11.23 5.97
- Gasoline 2.3 1.82
- Groceries local 342.39, nomad 160.5, expat 481.49, family 1016.48, tourist 8.56 local 592, nomad 160, expat 615, family 1539, tourist 8.56
- Gym Membership 48.15 40.34
- Haircut 51.36 30.33
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.55, expat 42.8, family 107 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 42.8, family 128.4, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 770.38, nomad 1765.46, expat 1230.47, family 1979.46, tourist 139.1 local 644, nomad 1178, expat 839, family 1141, tourist 115
- Internet & Mobile local 58.85, nomad 74.9, expat 69.55, family 117.7, tourist 4.81 local 43, nomad 13.04, family 78, tourist 0.33
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.66 30.23
- Jeans 101.65 101.09
- Laundry 5.35 6.06
- Leisure Activities local 85.6, nomad 342.39, expat 235.39, family 427.99, tourist 37.45 local 116, nomad 250, expat 180, family 428, tourist 32
- Meal (Inexpensive) 14.44 15.67
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 90.95 88.86
- Milk 1.87 1.61
- Mobile Plan 31.99 13.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 66.34 66.22
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.09 8.59
- Rice 3.64 2.83
- Ride-hailing (5km) 17.12 13.5
- Running Shoes 128.4 111.1
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 16.05 10.01
- Scooter Rental 6.95 32.35
- Summer Dress 48.15 33.25
- Taxi Start 6.95 5.96
- Taxi per km 1.93 1.51
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 22.47 24.26
- Transportation local 66.34, expat 90.95, family 256.79, tourist 12.84 local 66.22, nomad 95, expat 85, family 350, tourist 12
- Utilities local 90.95, nomad 0, expat 128.4, family 299.59, tourist 0 local 52.2, nomad 0, expat 60, family 82.4, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 16.05, family 32.1 local 0, expat 17, family 34
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.93 1.82
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.91 15.57
Lint fix — Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Wine (Mid-range), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Utilities, Dining Out (local), Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds), Tennis Court (Weekend), Scooter Rental, and Leisure Activities (local) tied to Lund operator/listing pages (foodora.se, olearys.com, kraftringen.se, 1177.se, lugitennis.se, xn--tvttomaten-r5a.se).

Lund cost of living