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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kalmar is 13.5% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 6.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kalmar is 12.1% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 16.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.74 SEK 145

$13.65 SEK 126

15.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$74.1 SEK 684

$90.8 SEK 838

-18.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.54 SEK 97.3

$10.72 SEK 99.0

-1.68%

Cappuccino

$4.53 SEK 41.82

$4.95 SEK 45.73

-8.48%

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

$2.90 SEK 26.81

$3.00 SEK 27.66

-3.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 SEK 25.33

$2.52 SEK 23.29

8.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.95 SEK 91.8

$7.49 SEK 69.1

32.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.19 SEK 66.4

$8.09 SEK 74.7

-11.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.47 SEK 13.59

$1.75 SEK 16.18

-16.00%

White Bread (500g)

$2.49 SEK 22.98

$2.97 SEK 27.45

-16.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.61 SEK 24.08

$3.34 SEK 30.80

-21.86%

Eggs

$4.70 SEK 43.36

$4.52 SEK 41.71

3.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.29 SEK 95.0

$11.54 SEK 107

-10.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.99 SEK 111

$12.20 SEK 113

-1.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.33 SEK 151

$18.69 SEK 173

-12.63%

Apples (1kg)

$2.69 SEK 24.83

$3.07 SEK 28.38

-12.38%

Banana (1kg)

$2.73 SEK 25.20

$2.65 SEK 24.50

3.02%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.13 SEK 28.86

$3.03 SEK 27.95

3.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.73 SEK 34.43

$4.15 SEK 38.27

-10.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.44 SEK 13.32

$1.68 SEK 15.47

-14.29%

Onion (1kg)

$2.34 SEK 21.64

$1.86 SEK 17.18

25.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.06 SEK 18.99

$2.30 SEK 21.24

-10.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 SEK 15.94

$1.56 SEK 14.43

10.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.08 SEK 65.4

$8.01 SEK 73.9

-11.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.13 SEK 112

$13.02 SEK 120

-6.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 SEK 18.91

$2.18 SEK 20.11

-5.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 SEK 15.38

$2.51 SEK 23.18

-33.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.86 SEK 26.42

$3.80 SEK 35.07

-24.74%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.4 SEK 806

$90.5 SEK 835

-3.47%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.14 SEK 65.9

$10.47 SEK 96.6

-31.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 SEK 14.86

$1.63 SEK 15.08

-1.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$53.2 SEK 491

$61.7 SEK 569

-13.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 SEK 18.38

$1.95 SEK 18.01

2.05%

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

$27.6K SEK 254.8K

$32.4K SEK 299.3K

-14.87%

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

$28.0K SEK 258.3K

$35.1K SEK 323.7K

-20.21%

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

$121 SEK 1,120

$138 SEK 1,272

-11.96%

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

$28.54 SEK 263

$25.21 SEK 233

13.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.96 SEK 286

$38.92 SEK 359

-20.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.43 SEK 272

$41.96 SEK 387

-29.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.85 SEK 146

$24.67 SEK 228

-35.75%

Cinema Ticket

$14.35 SEK 132

$17.86 SEK 165

-19.65%

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

$144 SEK 1,332

$177 SEK 1,634

-18.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,214 SEK 38.9K

-0.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.3 SEK 584

$88.4 SEK 815

-28.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.44 SEK 198

$39.32 SEK 363

-45.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.7 SEK 569

$96.6 SEK 891

-36.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.1 SEK 693

$156 SEK 1,439

-51.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$951 SEK 8,773

$1,140 SEK 10.5K

-16.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$823 SEK 7,601

$850 SEK 7,849

-3.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,394 SEK 12.9K

$1,888 SEK 17.4K

-26.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 SEK 11.2K

$1,432 SEK 13.2K

-15.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,383 SEK 40.5K

$6,611 SEK 61.0K

-33.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,962 SEK 27.3K

$4,219 SEK 38.9K

-29.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,137 SEK 29.0K

$3,890 SEK 35.9K

-19.37%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Gothenburg: January 11, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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