Cost of Living Comparison Between Gavle and Malmo Cost of Living Comparison Between Gavle and Malmo

🙂 Solo nomad: Gavle is 16.4% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 2.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gavle is 5.6% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 8.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.83 SEK 121

$13.59 SEK 128

-5.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.5 SEK 884

$85 SEK 803

10.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.32 SEK 97.5

$12.72 SEK 120

-18.87%

Cappuccino

$5.01 SEK 47.31

$5.03 SEK 47.52

-0.40%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 SEK 19.58

$2.84 SEK 26.8

-27.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 SEK 23.31

$2.13 SEK 20.1

15.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.52 SEK 80.5

$8 SEK 75.5

6.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.55 SEK 80.7

$7.95 SEK 75.1

7.55%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 17.07

$1.7 SEK 16.04

6.47%

White Bread (500g)

$2.53 SEK 23.89

$3.12 SEK 29.49

-18.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 37.02

$3.62 SEK 34.24

8.29%

Eggs

$4.08 SEK 38.56

$4.49 SEK 42.42

-9.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.62 SEK 90.9

$12.41 SEK 117

-22.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.27 SEK 97

$13.02 SEK 123

-21.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.72 SEK 139

$26.65 SEK 252

-44.77%

Apples (1kg)

$3.21 SEK 30.34

$3.31 SEK 31.28

-3.02%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.93

$2.79 SEK 26.38

2.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 33.18

$3.24 SEK 30.62

8.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.44 SEK 41.92

$4.77 SEK 45.08

-6.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.81 SEK 17.07

$1.8 SEK 16.97

0.56%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.53

$1.95 SEK 18.38

-4.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.62 SEK 24.78

$2.51 SEK 23.72

4.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 SEK 15.32

$1.33 SEK 12.54

21.80%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.08 SEK 76.4

$8.24 SEK 77.8

-1.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.88 SEK 112

$12.82 SEK 121

-7.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.65 SEK 15.58

$2.43 SEK 22.94

-32.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 SEK 17.7

$2.75 SEK 25.97

-32.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.84 SEK 36.31

$3.42 SEK 32.34

12.28%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$59 SEK 557

$71.3 SEK 673

-17.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.67 SEK 44.13

$6.46 SEK 61

-27.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.32 SEK 12.43

$2.58 SEK 24.37

-48.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$49.21 SEK 465

$55.8 SEK 527

-11.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 SEK 17.22

$1.9 SEK 17.98

-4.21%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$29.8K SEK 281.7K

$33.1K SEK 313.1K

-10.05%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.8K SEK 319.3K

$34K SEK 321.5K

-0.69%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$85.8 SEK 810

$154 SEK 1,458

-44.45%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$28.11 SEK 266

$29.82 SEK 282

-5.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.58 SEK 393

$39.69 SEK 375

4.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.98 SEK 463

$39.02 SEK 369

25.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.92 SEK 150

$24.23 SEK 229

-34.30%

Cinema Ticket

$13.94 SEK 132

$18.21 SEK 172

-23.45%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$156 SEK 1,471

$157 SEK 1,485

-0.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,531 SEK 61.7K

$4,823 SEK 45.6K

35.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.8 SEK 915

$106 SEK 1,001

-8.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.06 SEK 463

$44.94 SEK 425

9.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.6 SEK 799

$121 SEK 1,147

-30.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 SEK 1,474

$164 SEK 1,553

-5.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$829 SEK 7,829

$928 SEK 8,769

-10.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$899 SEK 8,490

$784 SEK 7,403

14.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,748 SEK 16.5K

$1,678 SEK 15.8K

4.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,243 SEK 11.7K

$1,366 SEK 12.9K

-8.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,454 SEK 23.2K

$5,231 SEK 49.4K

-53.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,787 SEK 16.9K

$2,960 SEK 28K

-39.63%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,256 SEK 30.8K

$3,415 SEK 32.3K

-4.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.1

4.86

-15.64%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Gavle: October 28, 2025

Last update for Malmo: October 29, 2025

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