Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Karlstad Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Karlstad

🙂 Solo nomad: Lund is 11.9% cheaper than Karlstad without rent, and 8.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lund is 12.8% more expensive than Karlstad without rent, and 10.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.84 SEK 119

$15.77 SEK 146

-18.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.8 SEK 794

$68.2 SEK 631

25.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.74 SEK 109

$11.19 SEK 104

4.92%

Cappuccino

$5.11 SEK 47.35

$4.77 SEK 44.16

7.13%

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

$2.92 SEK 27.04

$2.57 SEK 23.77

13.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 SEK 19.03

$2.22 SEK 20.53

-7.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.40 SEK 77.8

$8.54 SEK 79.1

-1.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.57 SEK 70.1

$8.09 SEK 74.9

-6.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.60 SEK 14.85

$1.44 SEK 13.29

11.11%

White Bread (500g)

$2.21 SEK 20.44

$2.87 SEK 26.54

-23.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.93 SEK 27.14

$3.75 SEK 34.76

-21.87%

Eggs

$4.44 SEK 41.15

$4.80 SEK 44.41

-7.50%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 119

$12.30 SEK 114

4.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.70 SEK 108

$14.10 SEK 131

-17.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.00 SEK 157

$16.83 SEK 156

1.01%

Apples (1kg)

$3.29 SEK 30.44

$3.04 SEK 28.19

8.22%

Banana (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 26.65

$2.54 SEK 23.48

13.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.92 SEK 27.01

$3.31 SEK 30.61

-11.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.45 SEK 41.17

$5.06 SEK 46.84

-12.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.67 SEK 15.49

$1.60 SEK 14.77

4.37%

Onion (1kg)

$1.60 SEK 14.79

$1.79 SEK 16.56

-10.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.53 SEK 23.47

$2.73 SEK 25.26

-7.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 SEK 11.85

$1.33 SEK 12.29

-3.76%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.31 SEK 76.9

$7.43 SEK 68.8

11.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.43 SEK 171

$10.49 SEK 97.1

75.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.05

$1.77 SEK 16.39

10.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.17

$1.71 SEK 15.82

27.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.31 SEK 30.65

$3.20 SEK 29.67

3.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.3 SEK 614

$84.4 SEK 781

-21.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.43 SEK 50.3

$5.87 SEK 54.4

-7.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 SEK 17.50

$1.36 SEK 12.61

38.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.9 SEK 591

$65.8 SEK 609

-2.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.91 SEK 17.70

$1.95 SEK 18.03

-2.05%

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

$33.0K SEK 305.8K

$32.3K SEK 299.0K

2.29%

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

$34.3K SEK 318.0K

$34.3K SEK 317.8K

0.07%

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

$120 SEK 1,111

$104 SEK 967

14.88%

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

$29.14 SEK 270

$29.72 SEK 275

-1.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.44 SEK 374

$42.91 SEK 397

-5.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.13 SEK 362

$45.11 SEK 418

-13.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.45 SEK 226

$17.43 SEK 161

40.28%

Cinema Ticket

$18.09 SEK 167

$14.61 SEK 135

23.82%

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

$175 SEK 1,618

$147 SEK 1,360

18.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,094 SEK 37.9K

$3,124 SEK 28.9K

31.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$79.0 SEK 732

$87.5 SEK 810

-9.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.0 SEK 565

$40.94 SEK 379

49.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 SEK 988

$80.1 SEK 742

33.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$130 SEK 1,199

$147 SEK 1,357

-11.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 8,894

$1,052 SEK 9,739

-8.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$774 SEK 7,168

$582 SEK 5,390

32.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,625 SEK 15.0K

$1,230 SEK 11.4K

32.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,317 SEK 12.2K

$892 SEK 8,258

47.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,540 SEK 60.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,636 SEK 33.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,222 SEK 29.8K

$3,324 SEK 30.8K

-3.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

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

Last update for Lund: February 28, 2026

Last update for Karlstad: March 2, 2026

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