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

🙂 Solo nomad: Halmstad is 17% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 17.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Halmstad is 9.6% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 16.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.82 SEK 127

$13.63 SEK 126

1.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$72.4 SEK 667

$91.5 SEK 843

-20.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.59 SEK 97.7

$10.68 SEK 98.5

-0.84%

Cappuccino

$4.93 SEK 45.48

$4.78 SEK 44.03

3.14%

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

$3.06 SEK 28.20

$3.08 SEK 28.39

-0.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 SEK 22.06

$2.53 SEK 23.33

-5.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.52 SEK 69.3

$7.59 SEK 69.9

-0.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.16 SEK 56.8

$7.71 SEK 71.1

-20.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.58 SEK 14.58

$1.74 SEK 16.08

-9.20%

White Bread (500g)

$2.66 SEK 24.48

$3.03 SEK 27.90

-12.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 30.55

$3.37 SEK 31.07

-1.78%

Eggs

$3.60 SEK 33.15

$4.48 SEK 41.29

-19.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.57 SEK 107

$11.45 SEK 106

1.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.76 SEK 90.0

$12.17 SEK 112

-19.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.49 SEK 170

$19.03 SEK 175

-2.84%

Apples (1kg)

$3.09 SEK 28.50

$3.16 SEK 29.09

-2.22%

Banana (1kg)

$2.62 SEK 24.15

$2.78 SEK 25.63

-5.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.01 SEK 27.74

$3.03 SEK 27.92

-0.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.32 SEK 39.84

$4.40 SEK 40.53

-1.82%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 SEK 14.83

$1.76 SEK 16.20

-8.52%

Onion (1kg)

$1.61 SEK 14.86

$1.89 SEK 17.39

-14.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.17 SEK 20.00

$2.30 SEK 21.16

-5.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 SEK 9.18

$1.59 SEK 14.70

-37.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.03 SEK 64.9

$7.76 SEK 71.6

-9.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.61 SEK 107

$13.31 SEK 123

-12.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 19.91

$2.25 SEK 20.79

-4.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 SEK 23.91

$2.61 SEK 24.04

-0.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.93 SEK 27.00

$3.85 SEK 35.45

-23.90%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$69.9 SEK 644

$88.3 SEK 814

-20.89%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.96 SEK 45.71

$10.24 SEK 94.4

-51.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.50

$1.66 SEK 15.30

-5.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$41.91 SEK 386

$61.6 SEK 568

-31.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.92 SEK 17.75

$1.86 SEK 17.17

3.23%

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

$22.9K SEK 211.3K

$32.7K SEK 301.5K

-29.94%

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

$20.7K SEK 190.9K

$35.2K SEK 324.5K

-41.18%

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

$138 SEK 1,272

$137 SEK 1,266

0.45%

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

$25.78 SEK 238

$25.52 SEK 235

1.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.72 SEK 339

$38.06 SEK 351

-3.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 SEK 358

$41.92 SEK 386

-7.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.67 SEK 237

$24.66 SEK 227

4.10%

Cinema Ticket

$17.54 SEK 162

$17.80 SEK 164

-1.46%

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

$157 SEK 1,443

$175 SEK 1,615

-10.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,115 SEK 37.9K

$4,135 SEK 38.1K

-0.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.6 SEK 808

$90.3 SEK 833

-3.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.67 SEK 338

$39.80 SEK 367

-7.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.2 SEK 887

0.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$153 SEK 1,406

$154 SEK 1,424

-1.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$610 SEK 5,620

$1,127 SEK 10.4K

-45.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$583 SEK 5,379

$879 SEK 8,104

-33.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,149 SEK 10.6K

$1,884 SEK 17.4K

-39.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 SEK 9,470

$1,410 SEK 13.0K

-27.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,724 SEK 43.6K

$6,397 SEK 59.0K

-26.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,045 SEK 37.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,550 SEK 23.5K

$4,022 SEK 37.1K

-36.60%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Gothenburg: March 1, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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