Sweden by campervan: costs and prices

Practical costs in Sweden: currency, cards, cash, fuel, groceries and budgeting for a campervan trip. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026

Currency
Swedish krona
SEK, not the euro. 11.29 kr to €1 on 18 September 2026
Language
Swedish
English is spoken almost everywhere
Driving
Right
70 km/h outside towns unless signed, 110 on motorway
Power
230V, type F
Same two-pin plug as most of the continent
Tap water
Safe to drink
Ask for kranvatten
Emergency
112
Health advice 1177, non-urgent police 114 14

Money

The currency is the Swedish krona and the country has very nearly stopped using cash. Sweden is in the European Union but outside the eurozone, so euros are not accepted and there is a conversion to think about. On 18 September 2026 the Riksbank's reference rate was 11.29 kronor to the euro, having run between 11.10 and 11.29 across the first three weeks of that month.

Swedish price levels against the EU average of 100, 2024

Food106.7
Transport111.1
Restaurants and hotels116.7
All consumption123.0
Alcoholic drinks145.8

Practical prices for camper travel

Diesel, 1 litre: 23.04 kr
Campsite or camper area, 1 night: €33.78
Inexpensive restaurant meal: 147 kr
White bread, 500 g: 29.11 kr
Bottled water, 1.5 litres: 14.60 kr

Cards, cash and machines

Cards work for everything, down to a coffee or a car park. Contactless is normal and a great many places have no interest in cash at all.
Some places take no cash. Museums, buses, cafes and small shops put a sign on the door saying so, and they mean it. This is the opposite problem to southern Europe.

Tipping

Not expected. Service is in the price and wages are not built on tips.
Rounding up, or leaving 5 to 10 percent after a good restaurant meal, is generous rather than standard.

The single biggest lever on the cost of a Swedish trip is how much you eat and drink out. Restaurants and hotels sit at 117 against the EU average and alcohol at 146, while food in a supermarket is only 107. Cooking in the van is worth more here than any other saving you can make.