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Expense calculator
Choose a country and a lifestyle and see what a student spends each month, built from the ranges universities and governments publish.
Sweden, Stockholm
Lifestyle: Standard. Budget is the low end of each published range, Standard the midpoint, Comfortable the high end.
Whole course, everything counted
SEK 120,000About $11,400 (approximate USD)
Per month: SEK 10,000
- RentSEK 6,500
- FoodSEK 2,700
- Local transportSEK 400
- Health insuranceNot published
- Phone and internetSEK 400
Not every category has an official figure, so the totals below are understated. Missing: Health insurance.
- Per month
- SEK 10,000About $950 (approximate USD)
- Per year (12 months)
- SEK 120,000About $11,400 (approximate USD)
- Living costs for 12 months
- SEK 120,000About $11,400 (approximate USD)
Where each figure comes from
Rent: SEK 6,500 to SEK 6,500 a month
- SEK 6,500 per month Stockholm University, living costs (2026)
Food: SEK 2,700 to SEK 2,700 a month
- SEK 2,700 per month Stockholm University, living costs (2026)
Local transport: SEK 400 to SEK 400 a month
- SEK 400 per month Stockholm University, living costs (2026)
Phone and internet: SEK 400 to SEK 400 a month
- SEK 400 per month Stockholm University, living costs (2026)
Typical total: SEK 12,000 to SEK 12,000 a month
- SEK 12,000 (at least) per month Stockholm University, living costs (2026)