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Helsingborg vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Helsingborg is 3.9% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.0% more in Helsingborg
Groceries: pay 7.3% less in Helsingborg
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Helsingborg
Housing: pay 7.8% less in Helsingborg
Childcare: pay 12.5% less in Helsingborg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Helsingborg
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Helsingborg

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Helsingborg are more expensive than in Sweden. Expenses including clothing, childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Helsingborg.

Helsingborg vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsingborg instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 10.0% more for restaurants

	Sweden	Helsingborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 SEK135.86	$15.87 SEK149.98	+10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.04 SEK104.36	$10.58 SEK99.98	-4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.58 SEK24.43	$2.86 SEK27.00	+10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 SEK20.96	$2.73 SEK25.83	+23.2%
Average			+10.0%

Sweden vs. Helsingborg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

	Sweden	Helsingborg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 SEK27.20	$2.43 SEK23.00	-15.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 SEK56.72	$5.18 SEK48.99	-13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK59.85	$5.53 SEK52.23	-12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 SEK41.01	$4.77 SEK45.09	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.57 SEK52.62	$5.36 SEK50.61	-3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 SEK13.35	$1.30 SEK12.24	-8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 SEK11.44	$1.26 SEK11.90	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK12.85	$1.46 SEK13.79	+7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 SEK18.66	$1.70 SEK16.10	-13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.55	$0.66 SEK6.26	-17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.49	$0.66 SEK6.20	-17.3%
Average			-7.3%

Sweden vs. Helsingborg - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Sweden	Helsingborg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 SEK69.19	$7.39 SEK69.84	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.92 SEK774.19	$66.54 SEK628.90	-18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,594.19 SEK298,596.70	$32,689.58 SEK308,949.23	+3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 SEK233.17	$29.41 SEK277.95	+19.2%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 7.8% less for housing

	Sweden	Helsingborg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.43 SEK353.72	$36.18 SEK341.94	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.32 SEK8,849.16	$825.17 SEK7,798.72	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$720.46 SEK6,809.11	$655.91 SEK6,198.98	-9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.92 SEK925.40	$91.29 SEK862.82	-6.8%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 12.5% less for childcare

	Sweden	Helsingborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.59 SEK1,470.47	$136.19 SEK1,287.12	-12.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,116.05 SEK38,900.77	??
Average			-12.5%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Helsingborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.74 SEK73.17	$7.41 SEK69.99	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.56 SEK43.10	$4.65 SEK43.99	+2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.64 SEK72.24	$7.41 SEK69.99	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.09 SEK416.68	$38.93 SEK367.94	-11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.46 SEK155.54	$21.16 SEK199.97	+28.6%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Sweden	Helsingborg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.86 SEK896.55	$83.31 SEK787.37	-12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.53 SEK401.90	$43.64 SEK412.43	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.79 SEK1,009.30	$85.96 SEK812.37	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.29 SEK1,429.84	$113.73 SEK1,074.82	-24.8%
Average			-13.5%

Sweden vs. Helsingborg - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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