Cost of Living Comparison Between Kalmar and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Kalmar and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Kalmar is 17.2% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 23.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kalmar is 14.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 26.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.59 SEK 147

$15.66 SEK 148

-0.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$75 SEK 709

$109 SEK 1,029

-31.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.43 SEK 98.6

$11.65 SEK 110

-10.47%

Cappuccino

$4.54 SEK 42.86

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-10.45%

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

$2.83 SEK 26.69

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-9.87%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 SEK 26.35

$2.56 SEK 24.21

8.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.73 SEK 92

$8.35 SEK 78.9

16.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.54 SEK 71.2

$8.53 SEK 80.6

-11.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.46 SEK 13.75

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-19.34%

White Bread (500g)

$2.37 SEK 22.4

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-31.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.62 SEK 24.76

$3.93 SEK 37.12

-33.33%

Eggs

$4.84 SEK 45.76

$4.51 SEK 42.6

7.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.3 SEK 97.3

$12.8 SEK 121

-19.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.81 SEK 112

$12.87 SEK 122

-8.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.02 SEK 151

$19.5 SEK 184

-17.85%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 SEK 24.84

$3.51 SEK 33.16

-25.07%

Banana (1kg)

$2.82 SEK 26.63

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-2.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.22 SEK 30.44

$3.38 SEK 31.89

-4.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.67 SEK 34.7

$4.5 SEK 42.52

-18.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.44 SEK 13.56

$1.98 SEK 18.7

-27.27%

Onion (1kg)

$2.38 SEK 22.44

$1.89 SEK 17.85

25.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.08 SEK 19.64

$2.55 SEK 24.11

-18.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 SEK 16.4

$1.56 SEK 14.78

11.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.1 SEK 67.1

$7.97 SEK 75.3

-10.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 SEK 94.1

$12.82 SEK 121

-22.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.09 SEK 19.77

$2.18 SEK 20.57

-4.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 SEK 16.09

$2.3 SEK 21.69

-26.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.87 SEK 27.16

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-36.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.8 SEK 830

$113 SEK 1,072

-22.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.14 SEK 67.5

$6.39 SEK 60.4

11.74%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 SEK 14.73

$1.6 SEK 15.09

-2.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$53.1 SEK 502

$62.3 SEK 588

-14.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.93 SEK 18.19

$1.85 SEK 17.49

4.32%

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

$27.8K SEK 262.3K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

-13.54%

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

$27.8K SEK 263.1K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

-19.50%

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

$121 SEK 1,140

$223 SEK 2,111

-45.99%

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

$28.89 SEK 273

$29.2 SEK 276

-1.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.55 SEK 289

$43.06 SEK 407

-29.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.98 SEK 283

$47.75 SEK 451

-37.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.07 SEK 152

$37.8 SEK 357

-57.49%

Cinema Ticket

$14.2 SEK 134

$17.68 SEK 167

-19.68%

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

$148 SEK 1,395

$164 SEK 1,549

-9.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,162 SEK 39.3K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

-36.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.5 SEK 609

$98.8 SEK 933

-34.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$20.76 SEK 196

$50 SEK 473

-58.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.7 SEK 564

$118 SEK 1,113

-49.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75 SEK 709

$207 SEK 1,954

-63.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$962 SEK 9,087

$1,584 SEK 15K

-39.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$811 SEK 7,659

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-26.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,359 SEK 12.8K

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-50.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,179 SEK 11.1K

$1,799 SEK 17K

-34.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,297 SEK 40.6K

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-63.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,897 SEK 27.4K

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-55.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,030 SEK 28.6K

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

-17.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.66

4.16

12.02%

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

Last update for Kalmar: October 28, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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