Cost of Living in Sundsvall, 🇸🇪 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 9 14 1 $550 $636 $980 $521 $120

Utilities 19 1 — $80 $110 $51 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 15 $13 $43 $90 $43 $0

Groceries 17 1 $175 $480 $1,000 $550 $9

Transportation 2 11 $110 $90 $280 $70 $17

Dining Out 20 30 31 28 $850 $380 $550 $145 $65

Leisure Activities 16 22 4 $280 $200 $420 $75 $28

Health Insurance 10 $63 $50 $130 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 12 — $16 $32 — —

Total $2,041 $1,975 $3,592 $1,455 $239

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 14 1 $600.00 $567 – $637 per month

Coworking Space 4 $202.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 9 $394.00 $181 – $814 per month

Coliving Space 9 $455.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 28 1 $6.06 per cup

Beer 24 $8.91 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 20 35 $13.04 per meal

Fast Food Combo 21 1 $8.59 per meal

Apples 17 1 $2.84 per kg

Bread 17 1 $3.20 per loaf

Milk 17 1 $1.55 per liter

Rice 17 1 $3.78 per kg

Chicken Fillets 17 1 $10.29 per kg

Beef 17 1 $18.42 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 23 1 $11.62 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 31 1 $84.23 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 34 1 $1.82 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 11 $6.57 per trip

Taxi per km 11 $1.52 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $42.11 per month

Gasoline 29 5 $1.82 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 11 $14.15 per trip

Scooter Rental 33 $32.35 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.02 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 15 1 $30.23 per month

Gym Membership 16 1 $40.34 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 36 $22.24 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 1 $10.01 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 26 1 $40.34 per pair

Summer Dress 37 $33.35 per dress

Running Shoes 27 1 $109.96 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 32 $30.33 per visit

Laundry 38 $1.21 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $37.41 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 25 1 $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 Örebro, Gothenburg, Linköping, Hanoi, Zurich

Livingcost Sundsvall basket (updated Jun 2026)Index
Din Tur 30-dagarsbiljett tätort vuxen 416,5 kr (halva priset Jul–Dec 2026)Official
Din Tur periodbiljetter tätort/kommun/länOfficial
House Be Metropol Lounge coworking 1 995 kr/månOfficial
Sweden Octane-95 SEK 18.01/L (19 Oct 2026)Index
Hallon 10 GB 109 kr/mån (country prep tier)Official
Hallon kontantkort 4 GB 99 krOfficial
Comviq 10 GB 129 kr/mån utan bindningOfficial
Airbnb monthly-stay entire homes Nov 2026 (ca 1 790–8 050 kr)Listings
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeks (18–39)Official
Swedish taxi comparison price band 351–500 kr/10 kmOfficial
Schengen 90/180-day short staysOfficial
ECB SEK/USD cross-rate (country prep)Official
Hyreskollen 1 rum 26 m² Varvsgränd 6 039 kr/månListings
Hallon broadband 100 GB 299 kr/mån (standard tier after intro)Official
Nordic Wellness Silver från 399 kr/månOfficial
Willys grocery shelf (milk, bread, rice, apples, chicken, beef)Listings
SKR patientavgifter 2026 — Västernorrland primärvård 370 krOfficial
Ellevio lägenhet elnät 143 kr/mån (40 m², 1 person example)Official
Restaurang Bloco dagens lunch 129 krListings
McDonald’s Sverige Big Mac & Co meny 85 kr (kampanj)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
Apoteket Alvedon 20 st 34 kr webbprisShop
H&M Straight Regular Jeans ord. 399 krListings
INTERSPORT löparskor (promo tiers ca 1 087–1 500 kr)Listings
Espresso House Sundsvall Caffe Latte 60 krListings
Circle K Sundsvall E10 ca 17,49 kr/L (Oct 2026 local board)Listings
Heat Sundsvall lunchbuffé mån–ons 147 krOfficial
E Street Sundsvall entrecôte 319 kr + pepparstek 329 kr mainsListings
Gunners barbershop herrklippning 300 krListings
Voi pay-as-you-go 2,50 kr/min + unlock (Västerås; Sundsvall page blocked)Official
ICA Stilla vatten 1,5 L (~18 kr inkl. pant)Listings
ST Sundsvall lunch snitt 142 kr (23 restauranger, sep 2026)Secondary
TK Hobby utomhus banhyra 220 kr/h icke medlemListings
H&M damklänningar från 329 kr (strandklänning tier)Listings
Tvättomaten självtvätt 300 kr/maskin max 5 kgListings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1519.37 394
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 775.73 600
- Apples 3.48 2.84
- Beef 24.07 18.42
- Beer 8.35 8.91
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- Bread 3.64 3.2
- Chicken Fillets 14.44 10.29
- Cinema Ticket 17.65 10.01
- Coffee 4.49 6.06
- Coliving Space 652.69 455
- Coworking Space 224.7 202
- Dining Out local 192.6, nomad 1016.48, expat 449.39, family 588.49, tourist 80.25 local 145, nomad 850, expat 380, family 550, tourist 65
- Doctor Visit (GP) 32.1 37.41
- Fast Food Combo 12.3 8.59
- Gasoline 2.12 1.82
- Groceries local 342.39, nomad 192.6, expat 481.49, family 1016.48, tourist 12.84 local 550, nomad 175, expat 480, family 1000, tourist 9
- Gym Membership 48.15 40.34
- Haircut 44.94 30.33
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.25, expat 64.2, family 128.4 local 0, nomad 63, expat 50, family 130
- Housing local 620.59, nomad 1444.47, expat 909.48, family 1551.47, tourist 123.05 local 521, nomad 550, expat 636, family 980, tourist 120
- Internet & Mobile local 58.85, nomad 69.55, expat 80.25, family 128.4, tourist 4.81 local 43, nomad 13, family 90, tourist 0.33
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.66 30.23
- Jeans 101.65 40.34
- Laundry 6.95 1.21
- Leisure Activities local 85.6, nomad 299.59, expat 235.39, family 427.99, tourist 37.45 local 75, nomad 280, expat 200, family 420, tourist 28
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.51 13.04
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 90.95 84.23
- Milk 1.77 1.55
- Mobile Plan 31.99 11.02
- Monthly Transport Pass 79.18 42.11
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.16 3.44
- Rice 3.53 3.78
- Ride-hailing (5km) 17.65 14.15
- Running Shoes 123.05 109.96
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 20.86 10.01
- Scooter Rental 9.09 32.35
- Summer Dress 48.15 33.35
- Taxi Start 6.95 6.57
- Taxi per km 2.09 1.52
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 29.96 22.24
- Transportation local 79.18, nomad 101.65, expat 128.4, family 374.49, tourist 19.26 local 70, nomad 110, expat 90, family 280, tourist 17
- Utilities local 101.65, nomad 0, expat 149.8, family 299.59, tourist 0 local 51, nomad 0, expat 80, family 110, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 16.05, family 32.1 local 0, expat 16, family 32
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.93 1.82
- Wine (Mid-range) 15.51 11.62
Documented nine lines whose local USD matches se/lund (Coffee, Gasoline, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Cinema Ticket, Water (1.5L bottle), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut) as national tariffs or independent Sundsvall sources — no value changes

Sundsvall cost of living