Cost of Living Comparison Between Karlstad and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Karlstad and Lund

😐 Solo nomad: Karlstad is 13.5% more expensive than Lund without rent, and 7.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karlstad is 11.3% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 9.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.77 SEK 146

$12.84 SEK 119

22.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.2 SEK 631

$85.8 SEK 794

-20.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.19 SEK 104

$11.74 SEK 109

-4.68%

Cappuccino

$4.77 SEK 44.16

$5.11 SEK 47.35

-6.65%

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

$2.57 SEK 23.77

$2.92 SEK 27.04

-11.99%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 SEK 20.53

$2.06 SEK 19.03

7.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.54 SEK 79.1

$8.40 SEK 77.8

1.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.09 SEK 74.9

$7.57 SEK 70.1

6.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 SEK 13.29

$1.60 SEK 14.85

-10.00%

White Bread (500g)

$2.87 SEK 26.54

$2.21 SEK 20.44

29.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.75 SEK 34.76

$2.93 SEK 27.14

27.99%

Eggs

$4.80 SEK 44.41

$4.44 SEK 41.15

8.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.30 SEK 114

$12.87 SEK 119

-4.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.10 SEK 131

$11.70 SEK 108

20.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.83 SEK 156

$17.00 SEK 157

-1.00%

Apples (1kg)

$3.04 SEK 28.19

$3.29 SEK 30.44

-7.60%

Banana (1kg)

$2.54 SEK 23.48

$2.88 SEK 26.65

-11.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 30.61

$2.92 SEK 27.01

13.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.06 SEK 46.84

$4.45 SEK 41.17

13.71%

Potato (1kg)

$1.60 SEK 14.77

$1.67 SEK 15.49

-4.19%

Onion (1kg)

$1.79 SEK 16.56

$1.60 SEK 14.79

11.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.73 SEK 25.26

$2.53 SEK 23.47

7.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 SEK 12.29

$1.28 SEK 11.85

3.91%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.43 SEK 68.8

$8.31 SEK 76.9

-10.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.49 SEK 97.1

$18.43 SEK 171

-43.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 SEK 16.39

$1.95 SEK 18.05

-9.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 SEK 15.82

$2.18 SEK 20.17

-21.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.20 SEK 29.67

$3.31 SEK 30.65

-3.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$84.4 SEK 781

$66.3 SEK 614

27.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.87 SEK 54.4

$5.43 SEK 50.3

8.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 SEK 12.61

$1.89 SEK 17.50

-28.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$65.8 SEK 609

$63.9 SEK 591

3.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.03

$1.91 SEK 17.70

2.09%

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

$32.3K SEK 299.0K

$33.0K SEK 305.8K

-2.24%

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

$34.3K SEK 317.8K

$34.3K SEK 318.0K

-0.07%

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

$104 SEK 967

$120 SEK 1,111

-12.95%

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

$29.72 SEK 275

$29.14 SEK 270

1.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.91 SEK 397

$40.44 SEK 374

6.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.11 SEK 418

$39.13 SEK 362

15.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.43 SEK 161

$24.45 SEK 226

-28.71%

Cinema Ticket

$14.61 SEK 135

$18.09 SEK 167

-19.24%

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

$147 SEK 1,360

$175 SEK 1,618

-15.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,124 SEK 28.9K

$4,094 SEK 37.9K

-23.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.5 SEK 810

$79.0 SEK 732

10.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.94 SEK 379

$61.0 SEK 565

-32.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.1 SEK 742

$107 SEK 988

-24.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$147 SEK 1,357

$130 SEK 1,199

13.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,052 SEK 9,739

$960 SEK 8,894

9.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$582 SEK 5,390

$774 SEK 7,168

-24.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 SEK 11.4K

$1,625 SEK 15.0K

-24.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$892 SEK 8,258

$1,317 SEK 12.2K

-32.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,540 SEK 60.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,636 SEK 33.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,324 SEK 30.8K

$3,222 SEK 29.8K

3.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

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

Last update for Karlstad: March 2, 2026

Last update for Lund: February 28, 2026

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