Cost of Living Comparison Between Lulea and Malmo Cost of Living Comparison Between Lulea and Malmo

🙂 Solo nomad: Lulea is 3.1% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 8.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lulea is 7.1% more expensive than Malmo without rent, and 7.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.73 SEK 117

$13.63 SEK 126

-6.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$95.4 SEK 880

$85.4 SEK 788

11.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.83 SEK 109

$12.86 SEK 119

-8.01%

Cappuccino

$4.69 SEK 43.28

$4.97 SEK 45.83

-5.63%

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

$2.64 SEK 24.40

$2.80 SEK 25.82

-5.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.01 SEK 18.53

$2.17 SEK 20.04

-7.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.25 SEK 76.2

$7.76 SEK 71.7

6.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.97 SEK 92.0

$8.08 SEK 74.6

23.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 SEK 17.36

$1.74 SEK 16.06

8.05%

White Bread (500g)

$3.51 SEK 32.36

$3.12 SEK 28.78

12.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$5.02 SEK 46.37

$3.51 SEK 32.37

43.02%

Eggs

$4.93 SEK 45.48

$4.55 SEK 42.02

8.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.76 SEK 118

$12.25 SEK 113

4.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.80 SEK 127

$12.94 SEK 119

6.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$27.10 SEK 250

$26.65 SEK 246

1.69%

Apples (1kg)

$2.58 SEK 23.84

$3.26 SEK 30.12

-20.86%

Banana (1kg)

$2.80 SEK 25.86

$2.79 SEK 25.78

0.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.54 SEK 23.46

$3.30 SEK 30.46

-23.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.51 SEK 41.59

$4.71 SEK 43.43

-4.25%

Potato (1kg)

$2.24 SEK 20.68

$1.80 SEK 16.58

24.44%

Onion (1kg)

$1.65 SEK 15.26

$1.89 SEK 17.40

-12.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.56 SEK 32.87

$2.49 SEK 22.95

42.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.47 SEK 13.56

$1.28 SEK 11.86

14.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.17 SEK 66.1

$7.84 SEK 72.4

-8.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.09 SEK 121

$12.46 SEK 115

5.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.89 SEK 17.47

$2.44 SEK 22.49

-22.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 SEK 17.14

$2.75 SEK 25.37

-32.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.28 SEK 30.29

$3.30 SEK 30.47

-0.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$60.1 SEK 555

$70.2 SEK 648

-14.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.21 SEK 85.0

$6.64 SEK 61.3

38.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.79 SEK 16.52

$2.66 SEK 24.53

-32.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$73.3 SEK 677

$56.2 SEK 518

30.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.96 SEK 18.06

$1.93 SEK 17.81

1.55%

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

$32.3K SEK 298.0K

$32.9K SEK 303.4K

-1.76%

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

$35.2K SEK 324.6K

$33.5K SEK 308.9K

5.08%

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

$171 SEK 1,577

$155 SEK 1,428

10.46%

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

$31.88 SEK 294

$30.41 SEK 281

4.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.62 SEK 255

$40.76 SEK 376

-32.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.70 SEK 449

$39.24 SEK 362

24.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.42 SEK 345

$24.12 SEK 223

55.14%

Cinema Ticket

$13.97 SEK 129

$17.73 SEK 164

-21.21%

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

$161 SEK 1,488

$160 SEK 1,475

0.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,823 SEK 53.8K

$4,984 SEK 46.0K

16.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$125 SEK 1,149

$104 SEK 959

19.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.84 SEK 312

$43.94 SEK 406

-22.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$128 SEK 1,185

$124 SEK 1,143

3.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$166 SEK 1,532

$167 SEK 1,545

-0.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$805 SEK 7,426

$913 SEK 8,427

-11.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$577 SEK 5,327

$787 SEK 7,268

-26.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,451 SEK 13.4K

$1,702 SEK 15.7K

-14.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,094 SEK 10.1K

$1,347 SEK 12.4K

-18.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,318 SEK 30.6K

$4,556 SEK 42.0K

-27.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,394 SEK 22.1K

$3,582 SEK 33.1K

-33.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,940 SEK 27.1K

$3,305 SEK 30.5K

-11.06%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.2

4.86

-13.58%

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

Last update for Lulea: January 13, 2026

Last update for Malmo: January 11, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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