Cost of Living Comparison Between Kalmar and Gothenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Kalmar and Gothenburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Kalmar is 4.6% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 7.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kalmar is 0.1% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 13% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.59 SEK 147

$13.98 SEK 132

11.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$75 SEK 709

$91.8 SEK 867

-18.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.43 SEK 98.6

$10.57 SEK 99.8

-1.32%

Cappuccino

$4.54 SEK 42.86

$4.86 SEK 45.91

-6.58%

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

$2.83 SEK 26.69

$2.95 SEK 27.84

-4.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 SEK 26.35

$2.6 SEK 24.58

7.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.73 SEK 92

$7.35 SEK 69.4

32.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.54 SEK 71.2

$8.14 SEK 76.9

-7.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.46 SEK 13.75

$1.67 SEK 15.82

-12.57%

White Bread (500g)

$2.37 SEK 22.4

$2.86 SEK 26.97

-17.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.62 SEK 24.76

$3.31 SEK 31.27

-20.85%

Eggs

$4.84 SEK 45.76

$4.68 SEK 44.24

3.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.3 SEK 97.3

$11.65 SEK 110

-11.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.81 SEK 112

$12.46 SEK 118

-5.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.02 SEK 151

$18.89 SEK 179

-15.19%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 SEK 24.84

$3.2 SEK 30.2

-17.81%

Banana (1kg)

$2.82 SEK 26.63

$2.79 SEK 26.34

1.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.22 SEK 30.44

$2.88 SEK 27.19

11.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.67 SEK 34.7

$4.3 SEK 40.64

-14.65%

Potato (1kg)

$1.44 SEK 13.56

$1.72 SEK 16.27

-16.28%

Onion (1kg)

$2.38 SEK 22.44

$1.86 SEK 17.56

27.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.08 SEK 19.64

$2.27 SEK 21.46

-8.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 SEK 16.4

$1.6 SEK 15.09

8.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.1 SEK 67.1

$8.05 SEK 76.1

-11.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 SEK 94.1

$12.85 SEK 121

-22.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.09 SEK 19.77

$2.25 SEK 21.29

-7.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 SEK 16.09

$2.62 SEK 24.77

-35.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.87 SEK 27.16

$3.82 SEK 36.09

-24.87%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.8 SEK 830

$88.8 SEK 839

-1.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.14 SEK 67.5

$10.21 SEK 96.4

-30.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 SEK 14.73

$1.66 SEK 15.68

-6.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$53.1 SEK 502

$62 SEK 586

-14.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.93 SEK 18.19

$1.88 SEK 17.72

2.66%

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

$27.8K SEK 262.3K

$33K SEK 311.8K

-15.86%

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

$27.8K SEK 263.1K

$35.7K SEK 337.7K

-22.09%

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

$121 SEK 1,140

$137 SEK 1,295

-11.98%

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

$28.89 SEK 273

$25.09 SEK 237

15.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.55 SEK 289

$39.49 SEK 373

-22.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.98 SEK 283

$41.99 SEK 397

-28.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.07 SEK 152

$25.37 SEK 240

-36.66%

Cinema Ticket

$14.2 SEK 134

$18.02 SEK 170

-21.20%

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

$148 SEK 1,395

$174 SEK 1,644

-15.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,162 SEK 39.3K

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

1.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.5 SEK 609

$87.4 SEK 825

-26.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$20.76 SEK 196

$39.79 SEK 376

-47.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.7 SEK 564

$95.8 SEK 905

-37.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75 SEK 709

$151 SEK 1,430

-50.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$962 SEK 9,087

$1,140 SEK 10.8K

-15.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$811 SEK 7,659

$871 SEK 8,230

-6.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,359 SEK 12.8K

$1,919 SEK 18.1K

-29.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,179 SEK 11.1K

$1,397 SEK 13.2K

-15.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,297 SEK 40.6K

$6,456 SEK 61K

-33.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,897 SEK 27.4K

$4,310 SEK 40.7K

-32.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,030 SEK 28.6K

$3,862 SEK 36.5K

-21.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.66

4.33

7.62%

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

Last update for Kalmar: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gothenburg: October 28, 2025

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