Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Kalmar Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Kalmar

😐 Solo nomad: Lund is 2% more expensive than Kalmar without rent, and 0.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lund is 2.8% cheaper than Kalmar without rent, and 7.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.62 SEK 119

$15.59 SEK 147

-19.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.7 SEK 810

$75 SEK 709

14.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.88 SEK 112

$10.43 SEK 98.6

13.90%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.88

$4.54 SEK 42.86

7.05%

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

$2.81 SEK 26.59

$2.83 SEK 26.69

-0.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.53

$2.79 SEK 26.35

-22.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$9.73 SEK 92

-18.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.32 SEK 69.2

$7.54 SEK 71.2

-2.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 SEK 15.03

$1.46 SEK 13.75

8.90%

White Bread (500g)

$2.25 SEK 21.27

$2.37 SEK 22.4

-5.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.97 SEK 28.1

$2.62 SEK 24.76

13.36%

Eggs

$4.45 SEK 42.08

$4.84 SEK 45.76

-8.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.17 SEK 124

$10.3 SEK 97.3

27.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.63 SEK 110

$11.81 SEK 112

-1.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.83 SEK 159

$16.02 SEK 151

5.06%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 SEK 31.02

$2.63 SEK 24.84

24.71%

Banana (1kg)

$2.91 SEK 27.49

$2.82 SEK 26.63

3.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.94 SEK 27.73

$3.22 SEK 30.44

-8.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.51 SEK 42.64

$3.67 SEK 34.7

22.89%

Potato (1kg)

$1.66 SEK 15.68

$1.44 SEK 13.56

15.28%

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 SEK 15.4

$2.38 SEK 22.44

-31.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.54 SEK 24.02

$2.08 SEK 19.64

22.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 SEK 12.2

$1.74 SEK 16.4

-25.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.24 SEK 77.8

$7.1 SEK 67.1

16.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.01 SEK 170

$9.97 SEK 94.1

80.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.41

$2.09 SEK 19.77

-6.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 20.36

$1.7 SEK 16.09

27.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.35 SEK 31.66

$2.87 SEK 27.16

16.72%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67 SEK 633

$87.8 SEK 830

-23.73%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.45 SEK 51.5

$7.14 SEK 67.5

-23.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 SEK 17.21

$1.56 SEK 14.73

16.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.6 SEK 600

$53.1 SEK 502

19.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 SEK 18.63

$1.93 SEK 18.19

2.07%

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

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

$27.8K SEK 262.3K

16.83%

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

$34.1K SEK 321.8K

$27.8K SEK 263.1K

22.30%

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

$119 SEK 1,125

$121 SEK 1,140

-1.35%

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

$28.39 SEK 268

$28.89 SEK 273

-1.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.7 SEK 384

$30.55 SEK 289

33.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.48 SEK 373

$29.98 SEK 283

31.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.02 SEK 227

$16.07 SEK 152

49.47%

Cinema Ticket

$17.72 SEK 167

$14.2 SEK 134

24.79%

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

$177 SEK 1,670

$148 SEK 1,395

19.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,204 SEK 39.7K

$4,162 SEK 39.3K

1.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.6 SEK 762

$64.5 SEK 609

25.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.3 SEK 579

$20.76 SEK 196

195.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 SEK 1,006

$59.7 SEK 564

78.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 SEK 1,237

$75 SEK 709

74.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 9,073

$962 SEK 9,087

-0.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$783 SEK 7,396

$811 SEK 7,659

-3.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,647 SEK 15.6K

$1,359 SEK 12.8K

21.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,309 SEK 12.4K

$1,179 SEK 11.1K

11.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,981 SEK 56.5K

$4,297 SEK 40.6K

39.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,484 SEK 32.9K

$2,897 SEK 27.4K

20.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,359 SEK 31.7K

$3,030 SEK 28.6K

10.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.66

3.00%

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

Last update for Lund: October 28, 2025

Last update for Kalmar: October 28, 2025

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