Cost of studying in Sweden
Sweden has no official living-cost figure. Check price levels, a monthly breakdown and the last five years on this page.

This country has no official living-cost figure.
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We do not yet have sourced monthly amounts for this country, so there is no breakdown. You can compare its price level with other countries below.
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Price level (US = 1.0)
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- Colombia: 0.36
- Philippines: 0.39
- Mexico: 0.50
- Spain: 0.70
- South Korea: 0.73
- France: 0.83
- Germany: 0.84
- Ireland: 0.89
- Japan: 0.90
- United Kingdom: 0.92
- Canada: 0.93
- United States: 1.00
- New Zealand: 1.04
- Australia: 1.05
The last 5 years
The Swedish Krona has lost about 13% against the US Dollar in 5 years. The same payment now costs less.
1 SEK = 0.117 USD → 0.102 USD
October 2026:1 SEK = 0.102 USD
- October 2021:1 SEK = 0.117 USD
- November 2021:1 SEK = 0.117 USD
- December 2021:1 SEK = 0.111 USD
- January 2022:1 SEK = 0.110 USD
- February 2022:1 SEK = 0.108 USD
- March 2022:1 SEK = 0.104 USD
- April 2022:1 SEK = 0.107 USD
- May 2022:1 SEK = 0.101 USD
- June 2022:1 SEK = 0.102 USD
- July 2022:1 SEK = 0.0967 USD
- August 2022:1 SEK = 0.0987 USD
- September 2022:1 SEK = 0.0931 USD
- October 2022:1 SEK = 0.0898 USD
- November 2022:1 SEK = 0.0915 USD
- December 2022:1 SEK = 0.0959 USD
- January 2023:1 SEK = 0.0957 USD
- February 2023:1 SEK = 0.0960 USD
- March 2023:1 SEK = 0.0963 USD
- April 2023:1 SEK = 0.0963 USD
- May 2023:1 SEK = 0.0971 USD
- June 2023:1 SEK = 0.0919 USD
- July 2023:1 SEK = 0.0921 USD
- August 2023:1 SEK = 0.0942 USD
- September 2023:1 SEK = 0.0912 USD
- October 2023:1 SEK = 0.0909 USD
- November 2023:1 SEK = 0.0893 USD
- December 2023:1 SEK = 0.0956 USD
- January 2024:1 SEK = 0.0982 USD
- February 2024:1 SEK = 0.0954 USD
- March 2024:1 SEK = 0.0966 USD
- April 2024:1 SEK = 0.0930 USD
- May 2024:1 SEK = 0.0916 USD
- June 2024:1 SEK = 0.0951 USD
- July 2024:1 SEK = 0.0945 USD
- August 2024:1 SEK = 0.0936 USD
- September 2024:1 SEK = 0.0974 USD
- October 2024:1 SEK = 0.0980 USD
- November 2024:1 SEK = 0.0937 USD
- December 2024:1 SEK = 0.0912 USD
- January 2025:1 SEK = 0.0904 USD
- February 2025:1 SEK = 0.0895 USD
- March 2025:1 SEK = 0.0939 USD
- April 2025:1 SEK = 0.0997 USD
- May 2025:1 SEK = 0.104 USD
- June 2025:1 SEK = 0.105 USD
- July 2025:1 SEK = 0.106 USD
- August 2025:1 SEK = 0.102 USD
- September 2025:1 SEK = 0.106 USD
- October 2025:1 SEK = 0.106 USD
- November 2025:1 SEK = 0.105 USD
- December 2025:1 SEK = 0.106 USD
- January 2026:1 SEK = 0.108 USD
- February 2026:1 SEK = 0.112 USD
- March 2026:1 SEK = 0.109 USD
- April 2026:1 SEK = 0.107 USD
- May 2026:1 SEK = 0.108 USD
- June 2026:1 SEK = 0.108 USD
- July 2026:1 SEK = 0.103 USD
- August 2026:1 SEK = 0.105 USD
- September 2026:1 SEK = 0.104 USD
- October 2026:1 SEK = 0.0997 USD
- October 2026:1 SEK = 0.102 USD
Sources and revision history
World Bank price level (US = 1.0). The same yardstick as the city diagnosis.
Exchange rate source: European Central Bank reference rates (Frankfurter). The last point is October 30, 2026.
Source: Swedish Migration Agency: working holiday visa for young people
checked October 31, 2026
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