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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kalmar is 9.9% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 0.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Kalmar is 5.8% more expensive than Lund without rent, and 9.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.73 SEK 146

$12.84 SEK 119

22.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.5 SEK 681

$85.8 SEK 794

-14.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.44 SEK 96.7

$11.74 SEK 109

-11.07%

Cappuccino

$4.67 SEK 43.25

$5.11 SEK 47.35

-8.61%

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

$2.88 SEK 26.63

$2.92 SEK 27.04

-1.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 SEK 25.86

$2.06 SEK 19.03

35.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.93 SEK 92.0

$8.40 SEK 77.8

18.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.23 SEK 67.0

$7.57 SEK 70.1

-4.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.50 SEK 13.89

$1.60 SEK 14.85

-6.25%

White Bread (500g)

$2.47 SEK 22.90

$2.21 SEK 20.44

11.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.68 SEK 24.80

$2.93 SEK 27.14

-8.53%

Eggs

$4.83 SEK 44.71

$4.44 SEK 41.15

8.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.51 SEK 97.3

$12.87 SEK 119

-18.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.94 SEK 111

$11.70 SEK 108

2.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.63 SEK 154

$17.00 SEK 157

-2.18%

Apples (1kg)

$2.70 SEK 25.04

$3.29 SEK 30.44

-17.93%

Banana (1kg)

$2.71 SEK 25.09

$2.88 SEK 26.65

-5.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.17 SEK 29.31

$2.92 SEK 27.01

8.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.78 SEK 35.05

$4.45 SEK 41.17

-15.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.43 SEK 13.24

$1.67 SEK 15.49

-14.37%

Onion (1kg)

$2.38 SEK 22.02

$1.60 SEK 14.79

48.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.09 SEK 19.34

$2.53 SEK 23.47

-17.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 SEK 15.42

$1.28 SEK 11.85

30.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.46 SEK 69.0

$8.31 SEK 76.9

-10.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.88 SEK 110

$18.43 SEK 171

-35.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.04 SEK 18.87

$1.95 SEK 18.05

4.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 SEK 15.45

$2.18 SEK 20.17

-23.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.98 SEK 27.61

$3.31 SEK 30.65

-9.97%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.1 SEK 806

$66.3 SEK 614

31.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.39 SEK 68.4

$5.43 SEK 50.3

36.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 SEK 14.92

$1.89 SEK 17.50

-14.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$53.1 SEK 492

$63.9 SEK 591

-16.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 SEK 18.41

$1.91 SEK 17.70

4.19%

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

$27.1K SEK 251.2K

$33.0K SEK 305.8K

-17.88%

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

$27.7K SEK 256.4K

$34.3K SEK 318.0K

-19.39%

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

$119 SEK 1,106

$120 SEK 1,111

-0.44%

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

$28.72 SEK 266

$29.14 SEK 270

-1.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.50 SEK 282

$40.44 SEK 374

-24.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.89 SEK 267

$39.13 SEK 362

-26.17%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.11 SEK 149

$24.45 SEK 226

-34.11%

Cinema Ticket

$14.06 SEK 130

$18.09 SEK 167

-22.28%

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

$146 SEK 1,354

$175 SEK 1,618

-16.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,216 SEK 39.0K

$4,094 SEK 37.9K

2.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.6 SEK 589

$79.0 SEK 732

-19.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.44 SEK 199

$61.0 SEK 565

-64.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.6 SEK 570

$107 SEK 988

-42.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$76.0 SEK 703

$130 SEK 1,199

-41.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$955 SEK 8,839

$960 SEK 8,894

-0.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$814 SEK 7,536

$774 SEK 7,168

5.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,363 SEK 12.6K

$1,625 SEK 15.0K

-16.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,216 SEK 11.3K

$1,317 SEK 12.2K

-7.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,472 SEK 41.4K

$6,540 SEK 60.6K

-31.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,934 SEK 27.2K

$3,636 SEK 33.7K

-19.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,105 SEK 28.7K

$3,222 SEK 29.8K

-3.64%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Lund: February 28, 2026

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