Cost of Living in Örebro, 🇸🇪 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 13 15 $1,150 $570 $720 $397 $115

Utilities 17 1 — $95 $115 $73 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 8 $11 $41 $52 $41 $0

Groceries 1 9 $175 $520 $1,289 $496 $11

Transportation 2 3 $115 $90 $250 $75 $17

Dining Out 21 22 23 24 31 1 $820 $360 $520 $196 $68

Leisure Activities 10 18 1 $290 $195 $430 $62 $30

Health Insurance 11 $63 $50 $130 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 12 — $17 $34 — —

Total $2,624 $1,938 $3,540 $1,340 $241

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 15 $484.00 $397 – $570 per month

Coworking Space 4 $197.13 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 13 $1,150.00 $950 – $1,350 per month

Coliving Space 15 $658.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 22 $6.27 per cup

Beer 20 $7.45 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 23 $12.64 per meal

Fast Food Combo 21 $8.59 per meal

Apples 9 $3.33 per kg

Bread 9 $2.10 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.21 per liter

Rice 9 $2.30 per kg

Chicken Fillets 9 $9.00 per kg

Beef 9 $16.08 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 19 $11.62 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 24 19 $50.68 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 30 $1.82 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $8.09 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.77 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $39.43 per month

Gasoline 28 5 $1.77 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $16.96 per trip

Scooter Rental 14 $33.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.02 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $30.23 per month

Gym Membership 10 $40.34 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 34 $22.24 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $10.01 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 18 $10.01 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 26 $40.34 per pair

Summer Dress 33 $33.35 per dress

Running Shoes 27 $121.31 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 29 $30.33 per visit

Laundry 32 $1.21 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 $26.29 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 25 $3.44 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 Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Stockholm, Hanoi, Zurich

Livingcost.org Örebro basket (updated Jun 2026)Index
Länstrafiken Örebro tätort 30-dagars vuxen 390 kr (ordinarie 780 kr)Official
Örebro Läns Taxi tariff 1 — 80 kr start, 17,54 kr/km (vardagar 09–14)Official
myOffice Lab 1 flex coworking 1 950 kr/månOfficial
Sweden Octane-95 18.01 SEK/L (19 Oct 2026; cross-check)Index
Hallon 10 GB 109 kr/mån (country prep tier)Official
Hallon kontantkort 4 GB 99 krOfficial
Hallon broadband 100 GB 299 kr/mån (standard tier after intro)Official
Mathem grocery shelf (milk, bread, rice, apples, chicken, beef)Listings
Nordic Wellness Silver från 399 kr/månOfficial
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeks (18–39)Official
Sweden work and long-stay permits (no nomad route)Official
Airbnb monthly-stay search Örebro Nov 2026 (furnished band cross-check)Listings
Voi Lund 2.50 kr/min pay-as-you-go (scooter estimate input)Official
Bostadsportal 1-rum Örebro listings ~4 450–7 700 kr/mån (Oct 2026)Listings
SKR patientavgifter 2026 — Örebro primärvård husläkare 260 krOfficial
Ellevio lägenhet elnät 143 kr/mån (40 m², 1 person example)Official
Filmstaden biobiljetter från 99 krOfficial
Systembolaget La Belle Angèle Pinot Noir 115 kr/750 mlShop
Systembolaget Millennium öl 500 ml 14,70 kr (+ pant)Shop
McDonald’s Sverige Big Mac & Co meny 85 kr (kampanj)Official
Espresso House cappuccino 62 kr (Wolt Sweden reference)Listings
Restaurang Örebro Rejmes dagens lunch 125 krListings
Lilla Örebro lunch/huvudrätter 139–189 krListings
Apoteket Alvedon 20 st 34 kr webbprisShop
H&M Straight Regular Jeans ord. 399 krListings
INTERSPORT löparskor (Nike Pegasus 42 1 200 kr promo)Listings
OKQ8 Örebro Hagmarksgatan E10 (95) 17,49 kr/LOfficial
Salong Norr Örebro herrklippning 300 krListings
ICA Stilla vatten 1,5 L (~18 kr inkl. pant)Listings
Kulturbistron Örebro lunch 109–139 krListings
Tvättomaten självtvätt 300 kr/maskin max 5 kgListings
H&M hålstickad strandklänning 329 krListings
TK Hobby utomhus banhyra 220 kr/h icke medlem (tennis estimate input)Listings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1551.47 1150
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 877.38 484
- Apples 3.42 3.33
- Beef 22.47 16.08
- Beer 8.35 7.45
40 more changes
- Bread 3.64 2.1
- Chicken Fillets 15.51 9
- Cinema Ticket 17.65 10.01
- Coffee 4.49 6.27
- Coliving Space 695.48 658
- Coworking Space 299.59 197.13
- Dining Out local 128.4, nomad 909.48, expat 374.49, family 534.99, tourist 80.25 local 196, nomad 820, expat 360, family 520, tourist 68
- Doctor Visit (GP) 26.75 26.29
- Fast Food Combo 11.23 8.59
- Gasoline 2.12 1.77
- Groceries local 342.39, nomad 160.5, expat 481.49, family 1016.48, tourist 12.84 local 496, nomad 175, expat 520, family 1289, tourist 11
- Gym Membership 48.15 40.34
- Haircut 58.85 30.33
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.25, expat 42.8, family 85.6 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 50, family 130
- Housing local 620.59, nomad 1444.47, expat 941.58, family 1551.47, tourist 117.7 local 397, nomad 1150, expat 570, family 720, tourist 115
- Internet & Mobile local 58.85, nomad 90.95, expat 80.25, family 128.4, tourist 4.81 local 41, nomad 11.02, family 52, tourist 0.33
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.66 30.23
- Jeans 101.65 40.34
- Laundry 8.56 1.21
- Leisure Activities local 85.6, nomad 342.39, expat 235.39, family 427.99, tourist 26.75 local 62, nomad 290, expat 195, family 430, tourist 30
- Meal (Inexpensive) 14.44 12.64
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 90.95 50.68
- Milk 1.98 1.21
- Mobile Plan 31.99 11.02
- Monthly Transport Pass 77.04 39.43
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.09 3.44
- Rice 3.85 2.3
- Ride-hailing (5km) 19.26 16.96
- Running Shoes 133.75 121.31
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 16.05 10.01
- Scooter Rental 6.95 33
- Summer Dress 48.15 33.35
- Taxi Start 6.95 8.09
- Taxi per km 2.35 1.77
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.68 22.24
- Transportation local 70.62, expat 96.3, family 299.59, tourist 16.05 local 75, nomad 115, expat 90, family 250, tourist 17
- Utilities local 90.95, nomad 0, expat 128.4, family 299.59, tourist 0 local 73, nomad 0, expat 95, family 115, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 16.05, family 32.1 local 0, expat 17, family 34
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.71 1.82
- Wine (Mid-range) 14.98 11.62
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Örebro cost of living