Is Sweden a good place to live for remote workers?

Sweden scores 91/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 217.6 Mbps, safety 93, healthcare 85, air quality 100, english 92) — rank 7 of 167. Excellent fibre and air; long dark winters are the unlisted metric.

How fast is the internet in Sweden?

Median fixed broadband is around 217.6 Mbps. Excellent fibre and air; long dark winters are the unlisted metric.

What does $3,000/month get you in Sweden?

Single-person essentials run about $1,945/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.5× essentials).

Livability · rank 7/167

Is 🇸🇪 Sweden (Stockholm) a good place to live?

Quality score 91/100 against essentials of $1,945/month. Excellent fibre and air; long dark winters are the unlisted metric.

The five metrics

Internet 87 217.6 Mbps median broadband, 95.8% online

Safety 93 1.1 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 85 UHC service coverage 85/100 (2023)

Air quality 100 PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³ (2023)

English 92 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very strong; World Bank WGI estimate 1.73 · corruption control 1.97 · stability 0.6 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $55.15 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $24.25/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,945)	Verdict
$2,000	1.0×	comfortable
$3,000	1.5×	very comfortable
$5,000	2.6×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇭🇳 Honduras — quality 43.2, essentials $920/mo
🇲🇽 Mexico — quality 53, essentials $1,122/mo
🇳🇱 Netherlands — quality 88.9, essentials $1,905/mo
🇳🇿 New Zealand — quality 93.4, essentials $2,008/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Sweden a good place to live for remote workers?: Sweden scores 91/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 217.6 Mbps, safety 93, healthcare 85, air quality 100, english 92) — rank 7 of 167. Excellent fibre and air; long dark winters are the unlisted metric.
How fast is the internet in Sweden?: Median fixed broadband is around 217.6 Mbps. Excellent fibre and air; long dark winters are the unlisted metric.
What does $3,000/month get you in Sweden?: Single-person essentials run about $1,945/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (1.5× essentials).