Cost of Living Comparison Between Karlskrona and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Karlskrona and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Karlskrona is 16.9% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karlskrona is 21.6% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 32.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.27 SEK 125

$15.66 SEK 148

-15.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$67.5 SEK 638

$109 SEK 1,029

-37.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.36 SEK 88.4

$11.65 SEK 110

-19.66%

Cappuccino

$3.97 SEK 37.52

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-21.70%

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

$1.38 SEK 13.08

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-56.05%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.41 SEK 22.78

$2.56 SEK 24.21

-5.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.22 SEK 68.2

$8.35 SEK 78.9

-13.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.38 SEK 50.8

$8.53 SEK 80.6

-36.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.53 SEK 14.46

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-15.47%

White Bread (500g)

$2.94 SEK 27.76

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-15.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.94 SEK 37.18

$3.93 SEK 37.12

0.25%

Eggs

$4.04 SEK 38.14

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-10.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.25 SEK 106

$12.8 SEK 121

-12.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.85 SEK 112

$12.87 SEK 122

-7.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.82 SEK 149

$19.5 SEK 184

-18.87%

Apples (1kg)

$3.07 SEK 28.99

$3.51 SEK 33.16

-12.54%

Banana (1kg)

$2.47 SEK 23.33

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-14.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.09 SEK 29.24

$3.38 SEK 31.89

-8.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.44 SEK 41.96

$4.5 SEK 42.52

-1.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.5 SEK 14.14

$1.98 SEK 18.7

-24.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.55 SEK 14.66

$1.89 SEK 17.85

-17.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.21 SEK 20.92

$2.55 SEK 24.11

-13.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.51 SEK 14.22

$1.56 SEK 14.78

-3.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.33 SEK 69.2

$7.97 SEK 75.3

-8.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.74 SEK 120

$12.82 SEK 121

-0.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.04 SEK 19.28

$2.18 SEK 20.57

-6.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 SEK 17.11

$2.3 SEK 21.69

-21.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 SEK 28.49

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-33.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$64.2 SEK 606

$113 SEK 1,072

-43.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$14.74 SEK 139

$6.39 SEK 60.4

130.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.58 SEK 14.89

$1.6 SEK 15.09

-1.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$21.39 SEK 202

$62.3 SEK 588

-65.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.87 SEK 17.66

$1.85 SEK 17.49

1.08%

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

$32.9K SEK 310.4K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

2.29%

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

$34.5K SEK 326.2K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

-0.19%

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

$54.4 SEK 514

$223 SEK 2,111

-75.67%

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

$28.09 SEK 265

$29.2 SEK 276

-3.80%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.19 SEK 351

$43.06 SEK 407

-13.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.3 SEK 419

$47.75 SEK 451

-7.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.28 SEK 220

$37.8 SEK 357

-38.41%

Cinema Ticket

$16.66 SEK 157

$17.68 SEK 167

-5.77%

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

$146 SEK 1,375

$164 SEK 1,549

-11.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$733 SEK 6,926

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

-88.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$105 SEK 990

$98.8 SEK 933

6.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.03 SEK 199

$50 SEK 473

-57.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.3 SEK 787

$118 SEK 1,113

-29.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$154 SEK 1,458

$207 SEK 1,954

-25.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$717 SEK 6,771

$1,584 SEK 15K

-54.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$692 SEK 6,538

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-36.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,149 SEK 10.9K

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-57.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,022 SEK 9,654

$1,799 SEK 17K

-43.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,071 SEK 29K

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-73.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,623 SEK 24.8K

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-59.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,676 SEK 25.3K

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

-27.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.7

4.16

12.98%

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

Last update for Karlskrona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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