Housing costs

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The statistics show households' housing costs in different forms of tenure. Housing costs are also related to household income. The statistics on housing costs previously belonged to the survey Household Finances (HEK), but since 2015 the statistics are located in this survey. The survey will be conducted every two years 2024-2030 and thereafter at 2-3 year intervals.

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

2022-11-23

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.

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Name	Type	Date
Housing expenditures as a percentage of disposable income, residual income and number of households by tenure and type of household, 2021	Table	2022-11-23
Housing expenditures and number of households by tenure and type of household, 2021	Table	2022-11-23

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