Cost of Living Comparison Between Karlstad and Gothenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Karlstad and Gothenburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Karlstad is 6.6% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 16.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Karlstad is 3.7% more expensive than Gothenburg without rent, and 16% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.75 SEK 149

$13.98 SEK 132

12.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$67.6 SEK 639

$91.8 SEK 867

-26.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.88 SEK 103

$10.57 SEK 99.8

2.93%

Cappuccino

$4.8 SEK 45.37

$4.86 SEK 45.91

-1.23%

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

$2.62 SEK 24.75

$2.95 SEK 27.84

-11.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 SEK 20.69

$2.6 SEK 24.58

-15.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.16 SEK 77.1

$7.35 SEK 69.4

11.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.31 SEK 78.5

$8.14 SEK 76.9

2.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.45 SEK 13.71

$1.67 SEK 15.82

-13.17%

White Bread (500g)

$2.86 SEK 27.02

$2.86 SEK 26.97

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.94 SEK 37.2

$3.31 SEK 31.27

19.03%

Eggs

$4.78 SEK 45.11

$4.68 SEK 44.24

2.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.05 SEK 114

$11.65 SEK 110

3.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.06 SEK 133

$12.46 SEK 118

12.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.34 SEK 164

$18.89 SEK 179

-8.21%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 SEK 29.62

$3.2 SEK 30.2

-1.88%

Banana (1kg)

$2.56 SEK 24.2

$2.79 SEK 26.34

-8.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.25 SEK 30.66

$2.88 SEK 27.19

12.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.06 SEK 47.77

$4.3 SEK 40.64

17.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 SEK 15.18

$1.72 SEK 16.27

-6.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.71 SEK 16.16

$1.86 SEK 17.56

-8.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.71 SEK 25.65

$2.27 SEK 21.46

19.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 SEK 11.91

$1.6 SEK 15.09

-21.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.6 SEK 71.8

$8.05 SEK 76.1

-5.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.21 SEK 96.5

$12.85 SEK 121

-20.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 SEK 17.04

$2.25 SEK 21.29

-20.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 SEK 16.06

$2.62 SEK 24.77

-35.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.34 SEK 31.54

$3.82 SEK 36.09

-12.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.5 SEK 808

$88.8 SEK 839

-3.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.86 SEK 55.4

$10.21 SEK 96.4

-42.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 SEK 13.16

$1.66 SEK 15.68

-16.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$65.8 SEK 621

$62 SEK 586

6.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.4

$1.88 SEK 17.72

3.72%

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

$32.4K SEK 306.4K

$33K SEK 311.8K

-1.73%

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

$34.6K SEK 326.5K

$35.7K SEK 337.7K

-3.33%

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

$107 SEK 1,012

$137 SEK 1,295

-21.89%

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

$28.93 SEK 273

$25.09 SEK 237

15.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.04 SEK 407

$39.49 SEK 373

8.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.62 SEK 431

$41.99 SEK 397

8.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 SEK 163

$25.37 SEK 240

-32.09%

Cinema Ticket

$14.2 SEK 134

$18.02 SEK 170

-21.20%

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

$148 SEK 1,393

$174 SEK 1,644

-15.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,107 SEK 29.4K

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

-24.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$89.3 SEK 843

$87.4 SEK 825

2.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.71 SEK 385

$39.79 SEK 376

2.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.3 SEK 768

$95.8 SEK 905

-15.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$150 SEK 1,420

$151 SEK 1,430

-0.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,065 SEK 10.1K

$1,140 SEK 10.8K

-6.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$572 SEK 5,402

$871 SEK 8,230

-34.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,223 SEK 11.5K

$1,919 SEK 18.1K

-36.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$891 SEK 8,417

$1,397 SEK 13.2K

-36.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,211 SEK 39.8K

$6,456 SEK 61K

-34.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,961 SEK 28K

$4,310 SEK 40.7K

-31.29%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,239 SEK 30.6K

$3,862 SEK 36.5K

-16.13%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.33

10.85%

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

Last update for Karlstad: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gothenburg: October 28, 2025

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