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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kalmar is 10.2% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 3.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kalmar is 8.3% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 10.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.74 SEK 145

$12.60 SEK 116

24.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$74.1 SEK 684

$88.2 SEK 814

-15.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.54 SEK 97.3

$11.78 SEK 109

-10.53%

Cappuccino

$4.53 SEK 41.82

$5.01 SEK 46.22

-9.58%

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

$2.90 SEK 26.81

$2.97 SEK 27.39

-2.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 SEK 25.33

$2.05 SEK 18.93

33.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.95 SEK 91.8

$8.13 SEK 75.0

22.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.19 SEK 66.4

$7.59 SEK 70.0

-5.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.47 SEK 13.59

$1.66 SEK 15.35

-11.45%

White Bread (500g)

$2.49 SEK 22.98

$2.17 SEK 19.99

14.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.61 SEK 24.08

$3.02 SEK 27.87

-13.58%

Eggs

$4.70 SEK 43.36

$4.57 SEK 42.15

2.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.29 SEK 95.0

$13.09 SEK 121

-21.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.99 SEK 111

$11.47 SEK 106

4.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.33 SEK 151

$17.40 SEK 161

-6.15%

Apples (1kg)

$2.69 SEK 24.83

$3.22 SEK 29.70

-16.46%

Banana (1kg)

$2.73 SEK 25.20

$2.81 SEK 25.95

-2.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.13 SEK 28.86

$2.90 SEK 26.74

7.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.73 SEK 34.43

$4.56 SEK 42.06

-18.20%

Potato (1kg)

$1.44 SEK 13.32

$1.67 SEK 15.41

-13.77%

Onion (1kg)

$2.34 SEK 21.64

$1.64 SEK 15.14

42.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.06 SEK 18.99

$2.63 SEK 24.25

-21.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 SEK 15.94

$1.23 SEK 11.34

40.65%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.08 SEK 65.4

$8.25 SEK 76.1

-14.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.13 SEK 112

$18.21 SEK 168

-33.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 SEK 18.91

$1.96 SEK 18.13

4.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 SEK 15.38

$2.13 SEK 19.69

-21.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.86 SEK 26.42

$3.44 SEK 31.71

-16.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.4 SEK 806

$66.8 SEK 616

30.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.14 SEK 65.9

$5.66 SEK 52.2

26.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 SEK 14.86

$1.82 SEK 16.81

-11.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$53.2 SEK 491

$62.4 SEK 576

-14.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 SEK 18.38

$1.90 SEK 17.51

4.74%

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

$27.6K SEK 254.8K

$32.2K SEK 297.2K

-14.26%

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

$28.0K SEK 258.3K

$34.4K SEK 317.3K

-18.59%

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

$121 SEK 1,120

$120 SEK 1,109

0.97%

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

$28.54 SEK 263

$29.05 SEK 268

-1.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.96 SEK 286

$40.39 SEK 373

-23.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.43 SEK 272

$39.46 SEK 364

-25.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.85 SEK 146

$24.65 SEK 228

-35.70%

Cinema Ticket

$14.35 SEK 132

$17.95 SEK 166

-20.06%

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

$144 SEK 1,332

$177 SEK 1,632

-18.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,214 SEK 38.9K

$4,131 SEK 38.1K

2.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.3 SEK 584

$80.2 SEK 740

-21.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.44 SEK 198

$61.5 SEK 568

-65.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.7 SEK 569

$105 SEK 967

-41.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.1 SEK 693

$130 SEK 1,202

-42.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$951 SEK 8,773

$983 SEK 9,076

-3.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$823 SEK 7,601

$781 SEK 7,209

5.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,394 SEK 12.9K

$1,594 SEK 14.7K

-12.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 SEK 11.2K

$1,319 SEK 12.2K

-8.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,383 SEK 40.5K

$6,599 SEK 60.9K

-33.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,962 SEK 27.3K

$3,763 SEK 34.7K

-21.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,137 SEK 29.0K

$3,236 SEK 29.9K

-3.06%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Lund: January 12, 2026

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