Cost of Living Comparison Between Kalmar and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Kalmar and Lund

🙂 Solo nomad: Kalmar is 1.9% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 0.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Kalmar is 2.9% more expensive than Lund without rent, and 7.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.59 SEK 147

$12.62 SEK 119

23.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$75 SEK 709

$85.7 SEK 810

-12.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.43 SEK 98.6

$11.88 SEK 112

-12.21%

Cappuccino

$4.54 SEK 42.86

$4.86 SEK 45.88

-6.58%

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

$2.83 SEK 26.69

$2.81 SEK 26.59

0.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 SEK 26.35

$2.17 SEK 20.53

28.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.73 SEK 92

$7.97 SEK 75.3

22.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.54 SEK 71.2

$7.32 SEK 69.2

3.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.46 SEK 13.75

$1.59 SEK 15.03

-8.18%

White Bread (500g)

$2.37 SEK 22.4

$2.25 SEK 21.27

5.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.62 SEK 24.76

$2.97 SEK 28.1

-11.78%

Eggs

$4.84 SEK 45.76

$4.45 SEK 42.08

8.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.3 SEK 97.3

$13.17 SEK 124

-21.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.81 SEK 112

$11.63 SEK 110

1.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.02 SEK 151

$16.83 SEK 159

-4.81%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 SEK 24.84

$3.28 SEK 31.02

-19.82%

Banana (1kg)

$2.82 SEK 26.63

$2.91 SEK 27.49

-3.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.22 SEK 30.44

$2.94 SEK 27.73

9.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.67 SEK 34.7

$4.51 SEK 42.64

-18.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.44 SEK 13.56

$1.66 SEK 15.68

-13.25%

Onion (1kg)

$2.38 SEK 22.44

$1.63 SEK 15.4

46.01%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.08 SEK 19.64

$2.54 SEK 24.02

-18.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 SEK 16.4

$1.29 SEK 12.2

34.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.1 SEK 67.1

$8.24 SEK 77.8

-13.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 SEK 94.1

$18.01 SEK 170

-44.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.09 SEK 19.77

$1.95 SEK 18.41

7.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 SEK 16.09

$2.16 SEK 20.36

-21.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.87 SEK 27.16

$3.35 SEK 31.66

-14.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.8 SEK 830

$67 SEK 633

31.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.14 SEK 67.5

$5.45 SEK 51.5

31.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 SEK 14.73

$1.82 SEK 17.21

-14.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$53.1 SEK 502

$63.6 SEK 600

-16.43%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.93 SEK 18.19

$1.97 SEK 18.63

-2.03%

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

$27.8K SEK 262.3K

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

-14.41%

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

$27.8K SEK 263.1K

$34.1K SEK 321.8K

-18.24%

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

$121 SEK 1,140

$119 SEK 1,125

1.37%

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

$28.89 SEK 273

$28.39 SEK 268

1.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.55 SEK 289

$40.7 SEK 384

-24.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.98 SEK 283

$39.48 SEK 373

-24.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.07 SEK 152

$24.02 SEK 227

-33.10%

Cinema Ticket

$14.2 SEK 134

$17.72 SEK 167

-19.86%

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

$148 SEK 1,395

$177 SEK 1,670

-16.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,162 SEK 39.3K

$4,204 SEK 39.7K

-1.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.5 SEK 609

$80.6 SEK 762

-20.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$20.76 SEK 196

$61.3 SEK 579

-66.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.7 SEK 564

$106 SEK 1,006

-43.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75 SEK 709

$131 SEK 1,237

-42.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$962 SEK 9,087

$960 SEK 9,073

0.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$811 SEK 7,659

$783 SEK 7,396

3.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,359 SEK 12.8K

$1,647 SEK 15.6K

-17.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,179 SEK 11.1K

$1,309 SEK 12.4K

-9.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,297 SEK 40.6K

$5,981 SEK 56.5K

-28.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,897 SEK 27.4K

$3,484 SEK 32.9K

-16.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,030 SEK 28.6K

$3,359 SEK 31.7K

-9.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.66

4.8

-2.92%

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

Last update for Kalmar: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lund: October 28, 2025

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