Cost of Living Comparison Between Karlstad and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Karlstad and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Karlstad is 10.1% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 31.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karlstad is 3.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 29.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.85 SEK 145

$15.97 SEK 146

-0.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.9 SEK 631

$112 SEK 1,024

-38.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.84 SEK 99.3

$11.55 SEK 106

-6.15%

Cappuccino

$4.73 SEK 43.29

$5.09 SEK 46.63

-7.07%

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

$2.68 SEK 24.57

$3.24 SEK 29.69

-17.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 SEK 20.26

$2.57 SEK 23.57

-14.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.22 SEK 75.3

$8.68 SEK 79.5

-5.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.25 SEK 75.6

$8.54 SEK 78.2

-3.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 SEK 12.76

$1.78 SEK 16.31

-21.91%

White Bread (500g)

$2.74 SEK 25.12

$3.45 SEK 31.61

-20.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.72 SEK 34.04

$3.93 SEK 36.01

-5.34%

Eggs

$4.83 SEK 44.23

$4.67 SEK 42.81

3.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.95 SEK 109

$12.82 SEK 117

-6.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.21 SEK 130

$13.08 SEK 120

8.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.92 SEK 155

$19.49 SEK 178

-13.19%

Apples (1kg)

$3.01 SEK 27.56

$3.51 SEK 32.11

-14.25%

Banana (1kg)

$2.58 SEK 23.65

$2.96 SEK 27.10

-12.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.30 SEK 30.23

$3.38 SEK 30.98

-2.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.15 SEK 47.14

$4.63 SEK 42.44

11.23%

Potato (1kg)

$1.65 SEK 15.12

$2.00 SEK 18.35

-17.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.79 SEK 16.36

$1.83 SEK 16.74

-2.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.61 SEK 23.88

$2.59 SEK 23.75

0.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 SEK 12.05

$1.63 SEK 14.91

-19.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.26 SEK 66.5

$7.79 SEK 71.4

-6.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.64 SEK 97.4

$14.39 SEK 132

-26.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.80 SEK 16.51

$2.26 SEK 20.71

-20.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 SEK 15.44

$2.32 SEK 21.27

-27.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.33 SEK 30.53

$4.47 SEK 40.96

-25.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$84.7 SEK 776

$112 SEK 1,022

-24.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.78 SEK 52.9

$6.19 SEK 56.7

-6.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 SEK 12.44

$1.66 SEK 15.24

-18.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$64.8 SEK 594

$61.7 SEK 565

5.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 SEK 18.18

$1.80 SEK 16.48

10.00%

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

$32.2K SEK 294.8K

$32.1K SEK 294.1K

0.24%

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

$34.6K SEK 317.0K

$35.6K SEK 326.5K

-2.89%

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

$106 SEK 972

$228 SEK 2,087

-53.45%

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

$29.06 SEK 266

$29.58 SEK 271

-1.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.67 SEK 391

$42.50 SEK 389

0.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.50 SEK 426

$46.54 SEK 426

-0.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.20 SEK 158

$38.43 SEK 352

-55.24%

Cinema Ticket

$14.45 SEK 132

$17.95 SEK 164

-19.50%

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

$146 SEK 1,334

$165 SEK 1,509

-11.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,175 SEK 29.1K

$6,461 SEK 59.2K

-50.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.8 SEK 805

$98.8 SEK 905

-11.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.83 SEK 383

$50.2 SEK 460

-16.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.2 SEK 744

$119 SEK 1,090

-31.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$147 SEK 1,347

$204 SEK 1,871

-27.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,060 SEK 9,712

$1,563 SEK 14.3K

-32.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$588 SEK 5,382

$1,089 SEK 9,976

-46.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,213 SEK 11.1K

$2,802 SEK 25.7K

-56.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$885 SEK 8,103

$1,780 SEK 16.3K

-50.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 110.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,717 SEK 61.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,285 SEK 30.1K

$3,938 SEK 36.1K

-16.57%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.16

15.38%

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

Last update for Karlstad: April 13, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: April 13, 2026

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