Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Malmo Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Malmo

🙂 Solo nomad: Lund is 7.9% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 5.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lund is 7.3% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 4.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.62 SEK 119

$13.59 SEK 128

-7.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.7 SEK 810

$85 SEK 803

0.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.88 SEK 112

$12.72 SEK 120

-6.60%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.88

$5.03 SEK 47.52

-3.38%

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

$2.81 SEK 26.59

$2.84 SEK 26.8

-1.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.53

$2.13 SEK 20.1

1.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$8 SEK 75.5

-0.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.32 SEK 69.2

$7.95 SEK 75.1

-7.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 SEK 15.03

$1.7 SEK 16.04

-6.47%

White Bread (500g)

$2.25 SEK 21.27

$3.12 SEK 29.49

-27.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.97 SEK 28.1

$3.62 SEK 34.24

-17.96%

Eggs

$4.45 SEK 42.08

$4.49 SEK 42.42

-0.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.17 SEK 124

$12.41 SEK 117

6.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.63 SEK 110

$13.02 SEK 123

-10.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.83 SEK 159

$26.65 SEK 252

-36.85%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 SEK 31.02

$3.31 SEK 31.28

-0.91%

Banana (1kg)

$2.91 SEK 27.49

$2.79 SEK 26.38

4.30%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.94 SEK 27.73

$3.24 SEK 30.62

-9.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.51 SEK 42.64

$4.77 SEK 45.08

-5.45%

Potato (1kg)

$1.66 SEK 15.68

$1.8 SEK 16.97

-7.78%

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 SEK 15.4

$1.95 SEK 18.38

-16.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.54 SEK 24.02

$2.51 SEK 23.72

1.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 SEK 12.2

$1.33 SEK 12.54

-3.01%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.24 SEK 77.8

Wine (Bottle)

$18.01 SEK 170

$12.82 SEK 121

40.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.41

$2.43 SEK 22.94

-19.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 20.36

$2.75 SEK 25.97

-21.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.35 SEK 31.66

$3.42 SEK 32.34

-2.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67 SEK 633

$71.3 SEK 673

-5.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.45 SEK 51.5

$6.46 SEK 61

-15.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 SEK 17.21

$2.58 SEK 24.37

-29.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.6 SEK 600

$55.8 SEK 527

13.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 SEK 18.63

$1.9 SEK 17.98

3.68%

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

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

$33.1K SEK 313.1K

-2.13%

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

$34.1K SEK 321.8K

$34K SEK 321.5K

0.07%

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

$119 SEK 1,125

$154 SEK 1,458

-22.87%

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

$28.39 SEK 268

$29.82 SEK 282

-4.80%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.7 SEK 384

$39.69 SEK 375

2.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.48 SEK 373

$39.02 SEK 369

1.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.02 SEK 227

$24.23 SEK 229

-0.87%

Cinema Ticket

$17.72 SEK 167

$18.21 SEK 172

-2.69%

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

$177 SEK 1,670

$157 SEK 1,485

12.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,204 SEK 39.7K

$4,823 SEK 45.6K

-12.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.6 SEK 762

$106 SEK 1,001

-23.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.3 SEK 579

$44.94 SEK 425

36.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 SEK 1,006

$121 SEK 1,147

-12.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 SEK 1,237

$164 SEK 1,553

-20.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 9,073

$928 SEK 8,769

3.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$783 SEK 7,396

$784 SEK 7,403

-0.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,647 SEK 15.6K

$1,678 SEK 15.8K

-1.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,309 SEK 12.4K

$1,366 SEK 12.9K

-4.16%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,981 SEK 56.5K

$5,231 SEK 49.4K

14.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,484 SEK 32.9K

$2,960 SEK 28K

17.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,359 SEK 31.7K

$3,415 SEK 32.3K

-1.66%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.86

-1.23%

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

Last update for Lund: October 28, 2025

Last update for Malmo: October 29, 2025

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