Cost of Living Comparison Between Karlstad and Malmo Cost of Living Comparison Between Karlstad and Malmo

🙂 Solo nomad: Karlstad is 11.6% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 15.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karlstad is 1% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 14.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.75 SEK 149

$13.59 SEK 128

15.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$67.6 SEK 639

$85 SEK 803

-20.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.88 SEK 103

$12.72 SEK 120

-14.47%

Cappuccino

$4.8 SEK 45.37

$5.03 SEK 47.52

-4.57%

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

$2.62 SEK 24.75

$2.84 SEK 26.8

-7.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 SEK 20.69

$2.13 SEK 20.1

2.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.16 SEK 77.1

$8 SEK 75.5

2.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.31 SEK 78.5

$7.95 SEK 75.1

4.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.45 SEK 13.71

$1.7 SEK 16.04

-14.71%

White Bread (500g)

$2.86 SEK 27.02

$3.12 SEK 29.49

-8.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.94 SEK 37.2

$3.62 SEK 34.24

8.84%

Eggs

$4.78 SEK 45.11

$4.49 SEK 42.42

6.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.05 SEK 114

$12.41 SEK 117

-2.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.06 SEK 133

$13.02 SEK 123

7.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.34 SEK 164

$26.65 SEK 252

-34.93%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 SEK 29.62

$3.31 SEK 31.28

-5.14%

Banana (1kg)

$2.56 SEK 24.2

$2.79 SEK 26.38

-8.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.25 SEK 30.66

$3.24 SEK 30.62

0.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.06 SEK 47.77

$4.77 SEK 45.08

6.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 SEK 15.18

$1.8 SEK 16.97

-10.56%

Onion (1kg)

$1.71 SEK 16.16

$1.95 SEK 18.38

-12.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.71 SEK 25.65

$2.51 SEK 23.72

7.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 SEK 11.91

$1.33 SEK 12.54

-5.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.6 SEK 71.8

$8.24 SEK 77.8

-7.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.21 SEK 96.5

$12.82 SEK 121

-20.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 SEK 17.04

$2.43 SEK 22.94

-25.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 SEK 16.06

$2.75 SEK 25.97

-38.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.34 SEK 31.54

$3.42 SEK 32.34

-2.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.5 SEK 808

$71.3 SEK 673

19.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.86 SEK 55.4

$6.46 SEK 61

-9.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 SEK 13.16

$2.58 SEK 24.37

-46.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$65.8 SEK 621

$55.8 SEK 527

17.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.4

$1.9 SEK 17.98

2.63%

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

$32.4K SEK 306.4K

$33.1K SEK 313.1K

-2.16%

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

$34.6K SEK 326.5K

$34K SEK 321.5K

1.53%

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

$107 SEK 1,012

$154 SEK 1,458

-30.62%

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

$28.93 SEK 273

$29.82 SEK 282

-2.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.04 SEK 407

$39.69 SEK 375

8.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.62 SEK 431

$39.02 SEK 369

16.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 SEK 163

$24.23 SEK 229

-28.89%

Cinema Ticket

$14.2 SEK 134

$18.21 SEK 172

-22.02%

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

$148 SEK 1,393

$157 SEK 1,485

-6.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,107 SEK 29.4K

$4,823 SEK 45.6K

-35.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$89.3 SEK 843

$106 SEK 1,001

-15.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.71 SEK 385

$44.94 SEK 425

-9.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.3 SEK 768

$121 SEK 1,147

-33.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$150 SEK 1,420

$164 SEK 1,553

-8.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,065 SEK 10.1K

$928 SEK 8,769

14.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$572 SEK 5,402

$784 SEK 7,403

-27.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,223 SEK 11.5K

$1,678 SEK 15.8K

-27.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$891 SEK 8,417

$1,366 SEK 12.9K

-34.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,211 SEK 39.8K

$5,231 SEK 49.4K

-19.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,961 SEK 28K

$2,960 SEK 28K

0.05%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,239 SEK 30.6K

$3,415 SEK 32.3K

-5.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.86

-1.23%

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

Last update for Karlstad: October 28, 2025

Last update for Malmo: October 29, 2025

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