Cost of Living Comparison Between Halmstad and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Halmstad and Lund

🙂 Solo nomad: Halmstad is 12.4% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 9.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Halmstad is 5.6% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 10.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.82 SEK 128

$12.84 SEK 119

7.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$72.4 SEK 670

$85.8 SEK 794

-15.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.59 SEK 98.1

$11.74 SEK 109

-9.80%

Cappuccino

$4.93 SEK 45.68

$5.11 SEK 47.35

-3.52%

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

$3.06 SEK 28.32

$2.92 SEK 27.04

4.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 SEK 22.15

$2.06 SEK 19.03

16.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.52 SEK 69.6

$8.40 SEK 77.8

-10.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.16 SEK 57.0

$7.57 SEK 70.1

-18.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.58 SEK 14.64

$1.60 SEK 14.85

-1.25%

White Bread (500g)

$2.66 SEK 24.59

$2.21 SEK 20.44

20.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 30.69

$2.93 SEK 27.14

12.97%

Eggs

$3.60 SEK 33.30

$4.44 SEK 41.15

-18.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.57 SEK 107

$12.87 SEK 119

-10.10%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.76 SEK 90.4

$11.70 SEK 108

-16.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.49 SEK 171

$17.00 SEK 157

8.76%

Apples (1kg)

$3.09 SEK 28.63

$3.29 SEK 30.44

-6.08%

Banana (1kg)

$2.62 SEK 24.25

$2.88 SEK 26.65

-9.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.01 SEK 27.86

$2.92 SEK 27.01

3.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.32 SEK 40.01

$4.45 SEK 41.17

-2.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 SEK 14.89

$1.67 SEK 15.49

-3.59%

Onion (1kg)

$1.61 SEK 14.92

$1.60 SEK 14.79

0.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.17 SEK 20.09

$2.53 SEK 23.47

-14.23%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 SEK 9.22

$1.28 SEK 11.85

-21.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.03 SEK 65.1

$8.31 SEK 76.9

-15.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.61 SEK 108

$18.43 SEK 171

-37.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 20.00

$1.95 SEK 18.05

10.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 SEK 24.01

$2.18 SEK 20.17

18.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.93 SEK 27.12

$3.31 SEK 30.65

-11.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$69.9 SEK 647

$66.3 SEK 614

5.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.96 SEK 45.91

$5.43 SEK 50.3

-8.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.56

$1.89 SEK 17.50

-16.93%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$41.91 SEK 388

$63.9 SEK 591

-34.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.92 SEK 17.82

$1.91 SEK 17.70

0.52%

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

$22.9K SEK 212.2K

$33.0K SEK 305.8K

-30.62%

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

$20.7K SEK 191.7K

$34.3K SEK 318.0K

-39.73%

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

$138 SEK 1,277

$120 SEK 1,111

14.98%

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

$25.78 SEK 239

$29.14 SEK 270

-11.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.72 SEK 340

$40.44 SEK 374

-9.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 SEK 360

$39.13 SEK 362

-0.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.67 SEK 238

$24.45 SEK 226

4.99%

Cinema Ticket

$17.54 SEK 162

$18.09 SEK 167

-3.04%

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

$157 SEK 1,449

$175 SEK 1,618

-10.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,115 SEK 38.1K

$4,094 SEK 37.9K

0.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.6 SEK 811

$79.0 SEK 732

10.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.67 SEK 340

$61.0 SEK 565

-39.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.2 SEK 891

$107 SEK 988

-9.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$153 SEK 1,413

$130 SEK 1,199

17.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$610 SEK 5,644

$960 SEK 8,894

-36.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$583 SEK 5,402

$774 SEK 7,168

-24.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,149 SEK 10.6K

$1,625 SEK 15.0K

-29.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,027 SEK 9,511

$1,317 SEK 12.2K

-21.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,724 SEK 43.7K

$6,540 SEK 60.6K

-27.77%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,636 SEK 33.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,550 SEK 23.6K

$3,222 SEK 29.8K

-20.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

4.8

-18.75%

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

Last update for Halmstad: March 1, 2026

Last update for Lund: February 28, 2026

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