Cost of Living

Although Sweden is commonly perceived to be expensive, in truth the cost of living in Sweden is only slightly higher than many European countries, but property prices are far lower. You can get a feel for local prices by looking at Blocket which consists of both local private and commercial sellers. You can check current exchange rates below.

In Jokkmokk, the purchase of a substantial family home would range in price from £25,000 (€28,000) to £100,000 (€112,000). To hire a modest apartment in the area would cost between £300 (€335) and £400 (€450) per month. A 2006 Ford Mondeo Estate car 2.0 manual model driven for 80,000km, would be priced at £9,500 (€10,800) at a local motor dealer.

A 1 liter carton of milk (non UHT) would be £0.83p (€0.91), a kilo of bananas would be £1.47 (€1.64), a cinema ticket would be in the region of £5.50 (€6.75) and a liter of petrol £1.40 (€1.63). Water and sewerage companies are still state controlled and are not allowed to make a profit on supplying water and sewerage facilities.

Many houses now use cheap waste wood pellets to produce heating and hot water and electricity kw prices are comparable to most European countries. Local taxes (local council rates) are far cheaper in Jokkmokk than the UK and both property and vehicle insurance are also substantially less.