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Cost of Living in Skövde, Sweden

This page summarises typical cost of living in Skövde, Sweden, expressed in SEK. A single person can expect to budget around 20,300 SEK per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 47/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Skövde is relatively expensive 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.

Single / month
20,300 SEK
Affordability
47/100

Overview

This page summarises typical cost of living in Skövde, Sweden, expressed in SEK. A single person can expect to budget around 20,300 SEK per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 47/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Skövde is relatively expensive 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.

Monthly budget

Indicative total monthly spending by household type, before housing-market variation.

Monthly budget

  • Single person20,300 SEK
  • Couple34,500 SEK
  • Family51,700 SEK

Housing costs

Typical monthly rent by dwelling size.

Housing costs

  • Studio7,980 SEK
  • One-bedroom10,800 SEK
  • Three-bedroom19,900 SEK

Food costs

Everyday food and drink reference prices.

Food costs

  • Restaurant meal178 SEK
  • Coffee41 SEK

Transport costs

Public transport reference price.

Transport costs

  • Monthly transit pass697 SEK

Affordability score

A 0–100 comparison score; higher means more affordable. Mirrors the affordability dimension used across the platform's rankings.

Affordability score

Skövde has an affordability score of 47/100, which places it in the relatively expensive 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.

Cost comparison summary

Neutral, source-grounded comparison with related cities. Not a ranking and not a recommendation.

Cost comparison summary

In Skövde a single-person monthly budget is around 20,300 SEK and a one-bedroom rent around 10,800 SEK. Use the affordability score (47/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

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