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  • Swedish households spend one fifth of their disposable income on housing in 2021

    Households’ median costs for housing was about SEK 78 000 in 2021. For households living in owner-occupied one- or two-dwelling buildings, the median cost was SEK 86 000, while households living in rented dwellings paid SEK 77 000 and households living in tenant-owned dwellings paid SEK 73 000. To pay for housing, households use on average a fifth of their disposable income.

  • Households paid SEK 75 000 for housing in 2020

    Households’ median costs for housing was about SEK 75 000 in 2020. For households living in owner-occupied one- or two-dwelling buildings, the median cost was SEK 79 000, while households living in rented dwellings paid SEK 75 000 and households living in tenant-owned dwellings paid SEK 72 000.

  • Households in mid-life pay most for their housing

    Average housing costs of households are SEK 80 000 per year. Housing costs vary in different forms of tenure. Households in owner-occupied one- or two-dwelling houses pay SEK 87 000 on average, while households in rented dwellings and owner-occupied apartments pay SEK 75 000 for their housing.