Cost of Living in Östersund

This page summarises typical cost of living in Östersund, Sweden, expressed in SEK. A single person can expect to budget around 17,800 SEK per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 68/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Östersund is moderate relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: SEK. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Östersund has an affordability score of 68/100, which places it in the moderate range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Östersund a single-person monthly budget is around 17,800 SEK and a one-bedroom rent around 9,440 SEK. Use the affordability score (68/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Umeå — affordability 50/100
• Cost of living in Gävle — affordability 62/100
• Cost of living in Stockholm — affordability 60/100