Cost of Living Comparison Between Halmstad and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Halmstad and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Halmstad is 8.7% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 32.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Halmstad is 16.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.62 SEK 125

$15.97 SEK 146

-14.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$74.5 SEK 682

$112 SEK 1,024

-33.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.51 SEK 96.2

$11.55 SEK 106

-9.00%

Cappuccino

$5.01 SEK 45.91

$5.09 SEK 46.63

-1.57%

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

$3.05 SEK 27.98

$3.24 SEK 29.69

-5.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.38 SEK 21.83

$2.57 SEK 23.57

-7.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.55 SEK 69.2

$8.68 SEK 79.5

-13.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.20 SEK 56.8

$8.54 SEK 78.2

-27.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 SEK 13.84

$1.78 SEK 16.31

-15.17%

White Bread (500g)

$2.60 SEK 23.81

$3.45 SEK 31.61

-24.64%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.36 SEK 30.75

$3.93 SEK 36.01

-14.50%

Eggs

$3.46 SEK 31.67

$4.67 SEK 42.81

-25.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.42 SEK 105

$12.82 SEK 117

-10.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.62 SEK 88.2

$13.08 SEK 120

-26.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.77 SEK 172

$19.49 SEK 178

-3.69%

Apples (1kg)

$3.04 SEK 27.83

$3.51 SEK 32.11

-13.39%

Banana (1kg)

$2.71 SEK 24.82

$2.96 SEK 27.10

-8.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 26.37

$3.38 SEK 30.98

-14.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.20 SEK 38.49

$4.63 SEK 42.44

-9.29%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 SEK 14.28

$2.00 SEK 18.35

-22.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.62 SEK 14.80

$1.83 SEK 16.74

-11.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.07 SEK 18.99

$2.59 SEK 23.75

-20.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 SEK 8.92

$1.63 SEK 14.91

-40.49%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.95 SEK 63.6

$7.79 SEK 71.4

-10.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.57 SEK 106

$14.39 SEK 132

-19.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 19.82

$2.26 SEK 20.71

-4.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.57 SEK 23.58

$2.32 SEK 21.27

10.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.98 SEK 27.33

$4.47 SEK 40.96

-33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$68.4 SEK 626

$112 SEK 1,022

-38.73%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.97 SEK 45.49

$6.19 SEK 56.7

-19.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 SEK 14.72

$1.66 SEK 15.24

-3.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.78 SEK 392

$61.7 SEK 565

-30.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 17.82

$1.80 SEK 16.48

8.33%

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

$23.6K SEK 216.1K

$32.1K SEK 294.1K

-26.53%

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

$21.5K SEK 197.0K

$35.6K SEK 326.5K

-39.66%

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

$136 SEK 1,242

$228 SEK 2,087

-40.48%

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

$25.02 SEK 229

$29.58 SEK 271

-15.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.64 SEK 336

$42.50 SEK 389

-13.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.04 SEK 358

$46.54 SEK 426

-16.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.81 SEK 236

$38.43 SEK 352

-32.84%

Cinema Ticket

$17.58 SEK 161

$17.95 SEK 164

-2.06%

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

$161 SEK 1,476

$165 SEK 1,509

-2.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,168 SEK 38.2K

$6,461 SEK 59.2K

-35.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$88.5 SEK 811

$98.8 SEK 905

-10.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.99 SEK 339

$50.2 SEK 460

-26.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.1 SEK 908

$119 SEK 1,090

-16.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$152 SEK 1,393

$204 SEK 1,871

-25.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$620 SEK 5,682

$1,563 SEK 14.3K

-60.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$571 SEK 5,229

$1,089 SEK 9,976

-47.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,165 SEK 10.7K

$2,802 SEK 25.7K

-58.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,030 SEK 9,431

$1,780 SEK 16.3K

-42.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,703 SEK 43.1K

$12.1K SEK 110.7K

-61.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,717 SEK 61.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,544 SEK 23.3K

$3,938 SEK 36.1K

-35.39%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.9

4.16

-6.25%

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

Last update for Halmstad: April 12, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: April 13, 2026

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