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How Much Money Is Enough To Live In Sweden

The start question I asked my seniors and the one question I go asked the near from students who want to study at KTH is

"How expensive is Sweden?"
And the answer I ordinarily give is "Its as expensive and inexpensive as you lot desire it to exist."

So, I idea of writing near my monthly expenses so far that will give you lot an idea about the toll of living here in Sweden. In the summary, I and Elise take both put in our monthly expenditures so that you would how the expenses change with everyone.

1. Accommodation: The major part of the expenditure is towards the housing sector. Based on the kind of accommodation that you choose the rates can vary. At Lappis the current monthly rent with a contract with KTH is 4500 sek. This includes water, electricity and internet connection. Adjacent month I would be moving to another room in Lappis with SSSB adaptation and the rent would decrease to 3800 sek.

Lappis during winters; View from my kitchen

2. Groceries and Nutrient: The next contributor to our expenses is the groceries. There are lots of student-friendly supermarkets across the metropolis such as lidl and willys where the prices remain the same throughout the twelvemonth with frequent offers on selected essential goods. The average monthly expenses on groceries is around 800 sek.

Being a foody, I tend to spend well on groceries and cooking.

3. Transportation: Stockholm has arguably the all-time connectivity beyond the city. Students with a educatee union card become around 30% discount on the monthly and quarterly transportation card (SL carte). The best part is the unlimited travel we get with the pass. A monthly student card will cost is 610 sek.
Alternatively, you can buy a bicycle during the summertime and salvage money on the menu.

T de tunnelbana - el metro de Estocolmo Foto: Israel Ubeda / sweetsweden.com
T stands for tunnelbana; Stockholm's metro
Paradigm source: Israel Ubeda / sweetsweden.com

4. Mobile services: The standard network subscribers such as lyca, hallon accuse around 100 sek/month. I don't employ more than than 3gb of data every month since I had wifi connection at abode and on campus. Information technology is upward to you to determine your programme and preferences based on your needs.

5. GYM: Lappis has its own gym where they charge 800 sek for a year. In that location are gyms on KTH campus likewise and across the city. The rates differ based on the gym and plan y'all choose.

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Inside of Lappis Gym
Source: https://www.lappisgym.se/#/

6. Leisure/ Miscellaneous: Occasional outing with friends, or drinking/eating out, or shopping and buying things for your house and other expenditures autumn nether this category. My average expenses in this section is around 600 sek monthly.

Leisure activities include stone climbing, going out to eat etc.

7. Insurance: For all international fee-paying students the medical insurance is provided by KTH which is included in the semester fee. Since it already covers any emergency medical expenses within Sweden, I haven't invested in additional insurance policies. However, some students do invest in having dwelling insurance which would add together cost around lxx – 100 sek per month.

Activity

Vivek's Expenditure

Elise's Expenditure

Housing rent

4500 sek

5500 sek

Groceries and food

800 sek

1600 sek

Transportation

610 sek

50 sek

Mobile network services

100 sek

90 sek

Gym

70 sek

340 sek

Leisure/Miscellaneous

600 sek

1000 sek

Total

6680 sek

 8580 sek

The expenses tin vary between 5000 sek to 10,000 sek depending on the lifestyle and preferences of a student. There are a lot of tips on saving coin which I will deal with in another blog. Like I said in the commencement, Sweden can be as expensive and as inexpensive every bit y'all want it to exist.

Practise let united states know in the comment section tips on surviving on a limited budget as a pupil. Feel free to comment any queries and questions.

Hej, I am from India currently pursuing Integrated Production Design at KTH. Moving to Stockholm has given me an opportunity to explore the new urban center like a local yet maintain the awe of a traveler. The vibrant KTH campus and its activities are itself a treat to a creative and aspiring mind. Join me on this journey of stories as nosotros come across amazing people, exploring the innovation and sustainability pursuits happening throughout the KTH campus and the historical treasures of the city and the ways of employing jugaad to survive on a upkeep in one of the most expensive cities.

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Source: https://www.kth.se/blogs/studentblog/2020/03/cost-of-living-in-sweden-2020/

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