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Money and living costs

Before you arrive in Lund, you need to make sure that you have sufficient funds to cover both possible tuition fees (when applicable) and your living expenses.

If you are required to pay tuition fees, check the information on scholarships if you need help with funding.

Living costs in Sweden

The Swedish currency is the krona. It is abbreviated SEK.

Sweden can be an expensive country to live in but general day-to-day living can be managed on a typical student budget of approximately SEK 7 800/month (approximately USD 1140 or EUR 866).

Students requiring a residence permit must, by law, demonstrate that they have funds of at least SEK 7 300 per month for 10 months.

SEK 7 800/month is the amount a Swedish student would receive in student loans and grants from the Swedish government. As a comparison you can see what a budget of SEK 7 800/month could be composed of:

  • Food SEK 2 300
  • Accommodation SEK 2 500-3 300*
  • Course literature SEK 400-1 000
  • Other: clothing, telephone, leisure, etc. SEK 1 500

*Please note that this is only a rough estimate. Many housing options offered by the International Housing Office at Lund University cost up to 4500 SEK per month. 

More information and examples of living costs can be found on the Study in Sweden website.

Setting up a bank account 

The following bank information sheet provides an overview of the banks in Sweden with which you can set up an account (either with or without a Swedish personal number) and which documents each bank requires you to bring with you when you go to open a bank account. 

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Abdallah Sobeigh, 33, from Egypt

"Lund is a beautiful, green and dynamic university city that is not particularly expensive to live in compared with many other European cities."