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What is the cost of living in Sweden as a family?

16.06.2025 00:01

What is the cost of living in Sweden as a family?

Thanks for the A2A.

That… rather depends on the size of the family and the standard of living that you want.

But what’s known as the subsistence minimum (“existensminimum”) is SEK 10,061 per month for a couple living together, plus SEK 3,255 per month for each child up to 6 years of age, and SEK 3,906 per month for each child above years of age. If you make less money than this (after tax and, crucially, housing), you are officially in need of financial support of some kind.

Can you fly an American flag in the UK in your own private property there? What is the UK’s government stance on that? And if yes, do you also have to fly the UK flag or the American flag can fly solo?

Maybe this is more relevant to someone asking from abroad: if you make less money than this, have a time-limited residency, and want to bring your family over to live with you, it is most likely going to be denied. You are not considered to make enough money to be able to support them.