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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kalmar is 21.1% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 25.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kalmar is 23% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.74 SEK 145

$15.92 SEK 147

-1.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$74.1 SEK 684

$109 SEK 1,004

-31.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.54 SEK 97.3

$11.79 SEK 109

-10.60%

Cappuccino

$4.53 SEK 41.82

$4.97 SEK 45.85

-8.85%

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

$2.90 SEK 26.81

$3.21 SEK 29.65

-9.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 SEK 25.33

$2.56 SEK 23.66

7.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.95 SEK 91.8

$8.29 SEK 76.5

20.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.19 SEK 66.4

$8.48 SEK 78.3

-15.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.47 SEK 13.59

$1.74 SEK 16.04

-15.52%

White Bread (500g)

$2.49 SEK 22.98

$3.45 SEK 31.87

-27.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.61 SEK 24.08

$4.10 SEK 37.82

-36.34%

Eggs

$4.70 SEK 43.36

$4.52 SEK 41.72

3.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.29 SEK 95.0

$12.82 SEK 118

-19.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.99 SEK 111

$13.10 SEK 121

-8.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.33 SEK 151

$19.00 SEK 175

-14.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.69 SEK 24.83

$3.59 SEK 33.16

-25.07%

Banana (1kg)

$2.73 SEK 25.20

$2.86 SEK 26.44

-4.55%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.13 SEK 28.86

$3.41 SEK 31.45

-8.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.73 SEK 34.43

$4.47 SEK 41.25

-16.55%

Potato (1kg)

$1.44 SEK 13.32

$1.90 SEK 17.51

-24.21%

Onion (1kg)

$2.34 SEK 21.64

$1.80 SEK 16.59

30.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.06 SEK 18.99

$2.63 SEK 24.26

-21.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 SEK 15.94

$1.62 SEK 14.93

6.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.08 SEK 65.4

$7.80 SEK 72.0

-9.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.13 SEK 112

$14.39 SEK 133

-15.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 SEK 18.91

$2.14 SEK 19.77

-4.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 SEK 15.38

$2.36 SEK 21.82

-29.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.86 SEK 26.42

$4.66 SEK 43.00

-38.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$87.4 SEK 806

$112 SEK 1,038

-22.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.14 SEK 65.9

$6.12 SEK 56.5

16.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 SEK 14.86

$1.66 SEK 15.30

-3.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$53.2 SEK 491

$63.4 SEK 585

-16.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 SEK 18.38

$1.82 SEK 16.79

9.34%

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

$27.6K SEK 254.8K

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

-15.92%

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

$28.0K SEK 258.3K

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

-20.51%

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

$121 SEK 1,120

$227 SEK 2,092

-46.48%

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

$28.54 SEK 263

$29.14 SEK 269

-2.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.96 SEK 286

$41.78 SEK 386

-25.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.43 SEK 272

$47.67 SEK 440

-38.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.85 SEK 146

$38.34 SEK 354

-58.66%

Cinema Ticket

$14.35 SEK 132

$18.18 SEK 168

-21.07%

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

$144 SEK 1,332

$163 SEK 1,504

-11.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,214 SEK 38.9K

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

-34.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.3 SEK 584

$98.2 SEK 906

-35.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.44 SEK 198

$48.32 SEK 446

-55.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.7 SEK 569

$118 SEK 1,093

-47.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.1 SEK 693

$207 SEK 1,908

-63.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$951 SEK 8,773

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

-40.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$823 SEK 7,601

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-24.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,394 SEK 12.9K

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

-50.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 SEK 11.2K

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

-32.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,383 SEK 40.5K

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

-64.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,962 SEK 27.3K

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

-56.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,137 SEK 29.0K

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

-15.75%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

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