Cost of Living Comparison Between Halmstad and Gothenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Halmstad and Gothenburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Halmstad is 12.4% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 17.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Halmstad is 21.1% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 16.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.57 SEK 128

$13.98 SEK 132

-2.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$74.6 SEK 705

$91.8 SEK 867

-18.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.35 SEK 97.8

$10.57 SEK 99.8

-2.08%

Cappuccino

$4.9 SEK 46.3

$4.86 SEK 45.91

0.82%

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

$3.11 SEK 29.34

$2.95 SEK 27.84

5.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.4 SEK 22.66

$2.6 SEK 24.58

-7.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.51 SEK 70.9

$7.35 SEK 69.4

2.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.21 SEK 58.7

$8.14 SEK 76.9

-23.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.53 SEK 14.42

$1.67 SEK 15.82

-8.38%

White Bread (500g)

$2.68 SEK 25.31

$2.86 SEK 26.97

-6.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.26 SEK 30.78

$3.31 SEK 31.27

-1.51%

Eggs

$3.46 SEK 32.7

$4.68 SEK 44.24

-26.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.7 SEK 111

$11.65 SEK 110

0.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.62 SEK 90.9

$12.46 SEK 118

-22.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.4 SEK 174

$18.89 SEK 179

-2.59%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 SEK 30.16

$3.2 SEK 30.2

-0.31%

Banana (1kg)

$2.6 SEK 24.61

$2.79 SEK 26.34

-6.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.95 SEK 27.85

$2.88 SEK 27.19

2.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.26 SEK 40.29

$4.3 SEK 40.64

-0.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 SEK 14.82

$1.72 SEK 16.27

-8.72%

Onion (1kg)

$1.57 SEK 14.79

$1.86 SEK 17.56

-15.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.09 SEK 19.75

$2.27 SEK 21.46

-7.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 SEK 9.19

$1.6 SEK 15.09

-39.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.03 SEK 66.4

$8.05 SEK 76.1

-12.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.23 SEK 106

$12.85 SEK 121

-12.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.27 SEK 21.42

$2.25 SEK 21.29

0.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 SEK 24.45

$2.62 SEK 24.77

-1.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.88 SEK 27.25

$3.82 SEK 36.09

-24.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.4 SEK 637

$88.8 SEK 839

-24.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.94 SEK 46.65

$10.21 SEK 96.4

-51.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.64 SEK 15.45

$1.66 SEK 15.68

-1.20%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$41.93 SEK 396

$62 SEK 586

-32.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.96 SEK 18.54

$1.88 SEK 17.72

4.26%

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

$22.8K SEK 215.1K

$33K SEK 311.8K

-31.00%

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

$20.8K SEK 197K

$35.7K SEK 337.7K

-41.68%

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

$140 SEK 1,324

$137 SEK 1,295

2.21%

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

$25.09 SEK 237

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.4 SEK 344

$39.49 SEK 373

-7.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.37 SEK 372

$41.99 SEK 397

-6.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.61 SEK 242

$25.37 SEK 240

0.95%

Cinema Ticket

$17.64 SEK 167

$18.02 SEK 170

-2.11%

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

$161 SEK 1,519

$174 SEK 1,644

-7.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,127 SEK 39K

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

0.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$90.2 SEK 852

$87.4 SEK 825

3.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.2 SEK 342

$39.79 SEK 376

-9.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.9 SEK 924

$95.8 SEK 905

2.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$153 SEK 1,447

$151 SEK 1,430

1.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$613 SEK 5,794

$1,140 SEK 10.8K

-46.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$589 SEK 5,560

$871 SEK 8,230

-32.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,155 SEK 10.9K

$1,919 SEK 18.1K

-39.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,028 SEK 9,710

$1,397 SEK 13.2K

-26.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,349 SEK 41.1K

$6,456 SEK 61K

-32.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,741 SEK 25.9K

$4,310 SEK 40.7K

-36.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,515 SEK 23.8K

$3,862 SEK 36.5K

-34.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

4.33

-9.93%

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

Last update for Halmstad: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gothenburg: October 28, 2025

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