Cost of Living Comparison Between Helsingborg and Malmo Cost of Living Comparison Between Helsingborg and Malmo

🙂 Solo nomad: Helsingborg is 13% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 15% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Helsingborg is 10.7% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 13.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.85 SEK 146

$13.84 SEK 128

14.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$72.7 SEK 670

$84.3 SEK 777

-13.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.38 SEK 95.8

$12.70 SEK 117

-18.27%

Cappuccino

$4.66 SEK 42.95

$5.01 SEK 46.19

-6.99%

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

$2.86 SEK 26.40

$2.70 SEK 24.94

5.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 SEK 24.67

$2.09 SEK 19.25

28.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.41 SEK 68.3

$7.93 SEK 73.1

-6.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.37 SEK 58.8

$8.30 SEK 76.5

-23.25%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 SEK 13.98

$1.74 SEK 16.04

-12.64%

White Bread (500g)

$2.47 SEK 22.77

$3.17 SEK 29.21

-22.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.69 SEK 24.77

$3.51 SEK 32.33

-23.36%

Eggs

$4.89 SEK 45.07

$4.36 SEK 40.22

12.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.51 SEK 96.9

$12.22 SEK 113

-13.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.54 SEK 106

$12.74 SEK 117

-9.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.23 SEK 150

$26.91 SEK 248

-39.69%

Apples (1kg)

$2.74 SEK 25.30

$3.41 SEK 31.41

-19.65%

Banana (1kg)

$2.80 SEK 25.81

$2.93 SEK 27.06

-4.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.14 SEK 28.91

$3.33 SEK 30.66

-5.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.82 SEK 35.18

$4.89 SEK 45.04

-21.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.47 SEK 13.57

$1.86 SEK 17.14

-20.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.46 SEK 13.49

$1.90 SEK 17.53

-23.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.08 SEK 19.14

$2.58 SEK 23.77

-19.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 SEK 15.88

$1.28 SEK 11.83

34.37%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.15 SEK 65.9

$7.79 SEK 71.8

-8.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.29 SEK 94.8

$12.42 SEK 115

-17.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.42 SEK 22.35

$2.44 SEK 22.54

-0.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 SEK 15.92

$2.78 SEK 25.63

-37.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.29 SEK 30.32

$3.33 SEK 30.71

-1.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.1 SEK 610

$71.2 SEK 656

-7.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.13 SEK 28.86

$6.56 SEK 60.5

-52.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.64 SEK 15.10

$2.54 SEK 23.44

-35.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.86 SEK 183

$55.9 SEK 515

-64.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.02 SEK 18.61

$1.95 SEK 17.97

3.59%

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

$31.9K SEK 294.5K

$32.2K SEK 296.8K

-0.77%

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

$34.7K SEK 319.6K

$33.8K SEK 311.3K

2.65%

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

$119 SEK 1,101

$156 SEK 1,439

-23.49%

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

$28.42 SEK 262

$29.62 SEK 273

-4.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.58 SEK 337

$39.85 SEK 367

-8.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.16 SEK 361

$38.83 SEK 358

0.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$22.01 SEK 203

$23.54 SEK 217

-6.50%

Cinema Ticket

$20.81 SEK 192

$17.80 SEK 164

16.91%

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

$148 SEK 1,362

$160 SEK 1,479

-7.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,066 SEK 37.5K

$4,815 SEK 44.4K

-15.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$82.0 SEK 756

$106 SEK 977

-22.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.15 SEK 398

$44.66 SEK 412

-3.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.3 SEK 777

$120 SEK 1,107

-29.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 SEK 1,066

$165 SEK 1,523

-30.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$835 SEK 7,697

$919 SEK 8,476

-9.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$661 SEK 6,095

$788 SEK 7,266

-16.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,382 SEK 12.7K

$1,688 SEK 15.6K

-18.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,146 SEK 10.6K

$1,353 SEK 12.5K

-15.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,273 SEK 30.2K

$4,520 SEK 41.7K

-27.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,491 SEK 23.0K

$3,499 SEK 32.3K

-28.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,086 SEK 28.5K

$3,294 SEK 30.4K

-6.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.66

4.86

-4.12%

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

Last update for Helsingborg: March 3, 2026

Last update for Malmo: March 2, 2026

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