Cost of Living Comparison Between Kristianstad and Malmo Cost of Living Comparison Between Kristianstad and Malmo

🙂 Solo nomad: Kristianstad is 16.7% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kristianstad is 19.6% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 11.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$14.79 SEK 140

$13.59 SEK 128

8.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$74.8 SEK 706

$85 SEK 803

-12.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.69 SEK 101

$12.72 SEK 120

-15.96%

Cappuccino

$4.73 SEK 44.67

$5.03 SEK 47.52

-5.96%

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

$2.73 SEK 25.81

$2.84 SEK 26.8

-3.87%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 SEK 22.38

$2.13 SEK 20.1

11.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.9 SEK 74.6

$8 SEK 75.5

-1.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.2 SEK 68

$7.95 SEK 75.1

-9.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.28 SEK 21.5

$1.7 SEK 16.04

34.12%

White Bread (500g)

$2.85 SEK 26.97

$3.12 SEK 29.49

-8.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.87 SEK 36.53

$3.62 SEK 34.24

6.91%

Eggs

$4.26 SEK 40.24

$4.49 SEK 42.42

-5.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.2 SEK 115

$12.41 SEK 117

-1.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.87 SEK 112

$13.02 SEK 123

-8.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.83 SEK 159

$26.65 SEK 252

-36.85%

Apples (1kg)

$3.1 SEK 29.33

$3.31 SEK 31.28

-6.34%

Banana (1kg)

$2.6 SEK 24.6

$2.79 SEK 26.38

-6.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$3 SEK 28.34

$3.24 SEK 30.62

-7.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.37 SEK 41.31

$4.77 SEK 45.08

-8.39%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 SEK 14.78

$1.8 SEK 16.97

-13.33%

Onion (1kg)

$1.82 SEK 17.2

$1.95 SEK 18.38

-6.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.51 SEK 23.69

$2.51 SEK 23.72

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.58 SEK 14.94

$1.33 SEK 12.54

18.80%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.35 SEK 69.4

$8.24 SEK 77.8

-10.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.17 SEK 124

$12.82 SEK 121

2.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.94 SEK 18.3

$2.43 SEK 22.94

-20.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 SEK 17.88

$2.75 SEK 25.97

-31.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.39 SEK 32.05

$3.42 SEK 32.34

-0.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$75 SEK 708

$71.3 SEK 673

5.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.26 SEK 59.2

$6.46 SEK 61

-3.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.59 SEK 14.99

$2.58 SEK 24.37

-38.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.9 SEK 594

$55.8 SEK 527

12.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.04 SEK 19.23

$1.9 SEK 17.98

7.37%

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

$32.5K SEK 307.3K

$33.1K SEK 313.1K

-1.87%

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

$34.3K SEK 323.6K

$34K SEK 321.5K

0.63%

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

$112 SEK 1,061

$154 SEK 1,458

-27.25%

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

$29.38 SEK 278

$29.82 SEK 282

-1.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.89 SEK 348

$39.69 SEK 375

-7.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.05 SEK 378

$39.02 SEK 369

2.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.05 SEK 237

$24.23 SEK 229

3.38%

Cinema Ticket

$15.52 SEK 147

$18.21 SEK 172

-14.77%

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

$144 SEK 1,361

$157 SEK 1,485

-8.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,124 SEK 39K

$4,823 SEK 45.6K

-14.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.5 SEK 902

$106 SEK 1,001

-9.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.98 SEK 378

$44.94 SEK 425

-11.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.7 SEK 913

$121 SEK 1,147

-20.34%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$153 SEK 1,448

$164 SEK 1,553

-6.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$787 SEK 7,438

$928 SEK 8,769

-15.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$657 SEK 6,205

$784 SEK 7,403

-16.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,391 SEK 13.1K

$1,678 SEK 15.8K

-17.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,076 SEK 10.2K

$1,366 SEK 12.9K

-21.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,161 SEK 39.3K

$5,231 SEK 49.4K

-20.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,716 SEK 25.7K

$2,960 SEK 28K

-8.25%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,656 SEK 25.1K

$3,415 SEK 32.3K

-22.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.53

4.86

-6.79%

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

Last update for Kristianstad: October 28, 2025

Last update for Malmo: October 29, 2025

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