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Student eats · November 2026
Studying abroad in Stockholm
Every meal here costs 130 kr or less.
About $12 US. Typical prices, checked November 2, 2026.Stockholm is expensive, but students have a trick: 'dagens lunch', a weekday set lunch with salad, bread and coffee for a fixed price. Around it, eat fried herring from a truck, falafel on Södermalm and a fika every afternoon.
A day of eating for 265 kr
- Breakfast, 75 kr: Vete-Katten, a cinnamon bun (kanelbulle) and a coffee
- Lunch, 100 kr: Nystekt Strömming, fried herring on crispbread with mashed potatoes
- Dinner, 90 kr: Falafelbaren, the falafel in bread with all the sauces
Breakfast, lunch and dinner: 265 kr, about $25.
Eat for 130 kr or less
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75 krBreakfast
Vete-Katten
Get: A cinnamon bun (kanelbulle) and a coffee
A fika institution since 1928, with old rooms and pastries in glass cases.
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100 krLunch
Nystekt Strömming
Get: Fried herring on crispbread with mashed potatoes
A herring truck that's fed Stockholm for decades. Classic Swedish food at street food prices.
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90 krDinner
Falafelbaren
Get: The falafel in bread with all the sauces
Södermalm's favorite falafel spot. Cheap, quick, and better than it needs to be.
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90 krLunch
Günters Korvar
Get: A sausage with mashed potatoes and shrimp salad
A tiny stand with dozens of sausages and a line at lunch. Stockholmers love it.
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120 krLate
Max Burgers
Get: The Grand Deluxe meal
Sweden's own burger chain, open late. Locals choose it over McDonald's.
The market
Monday to Saturday
Hötorgshallen
Hötorget
Get: Cheese, fish and Middle Eastern groceries; fruit stalls on the square outside
The outdoor fruit stalls on Hötorget are the cheapest produce in the center, especially late in the day.
The supermarket to find
Lidl, Willys or ICA
- Knäckebröd (crispbread) and cheese, cheap and Swedish
- Kanelbullar from the bakery section
- Fish balls and lingonberry jam in jars
Willys and Lidl are the cheapest. Systembolaget is the only shop that sells strong alcohol, and it closes early.
How students save in Stockholm
- Look for 'dagens lunch' signs on weekdays: a main, salad, bread and coffee for a set price, the best value in Sweden.
- Water is free at every restaurant, usually from a jug you serve yourself.
- Universities (SU, KTH) have student restaurants with cheap lunches.
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