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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malmo is 9.5% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 6.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malmo is 8.9% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 3.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.59 SEK 128

$12.64 SEK 119

7.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85 SEK 803

$94.3 SEK 891

-9.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.72 SEK 120

$11.85 SEK 112

7.34%

Cappuccino

$5.03 SEK 47.52

$4.86 SEK 45.94

3.50%

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

$2.84 SEK 26.8

$2.55 SEK 24.07

11.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 SEK 20.1

$2.06 SEK 19.45

3.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8 SEK 75.5

$8.41 SEK 79.5

-4.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.95 SEK 75.1

$9.94 SEK 93.9

-20.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 SEK 16.04

$1.94 SEK 18.29

-12.37%

White Bread (500g)

$3.12 SEK 29.49

$3.42 SEK 32.33

-8.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.62 SEK 34.24

$5.18 SEK 48.94

-30.12%

Eggs

$4.49 SEK 42.42

$4.91 SEK 46.43

-8.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.41 SEK 117

$12.75 SEK 120

-2.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.02 SEK 123

$14.1 SEK 133

-7.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$26.65 SEK 252

$27.09 SEK 256

-1.62%

Apples (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 31.28

$2.68 SEK 25.31

23.51%

Banana (1kg)

$2.79 SEK 26.38

$2.8 SEK 26.47

-0.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.24 SEK 30.62

$2.58 SEK 24.38

25.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.77 SEK 45.08

$4.41 SEK 41.62

8.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.8 SEK 16.97

$2.17 SEK 20.5

-17.05%

Onion (1kg)

$1.95 SEK 18.38

$1.63 SEK 15.41

19.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.51 SEK 23.72

$3.57 SEK 33.77

-29.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 SEK 12.54

$1.52 SEK 14.33

-12.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.24 SEK 77.8

$7.26 SEK 68.6

13.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.82 SEK 121

$12.61 SEK 119

1.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.43 SEK 22.94

$1.84 SEK 17.34

32.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 SEK 25.97

$1.87 SEK 17.67

47.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.42 SEK 32.34

$3.33 SEK 31.5

2.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.3 SEK 673

$59 SEK 557

20.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.46 SEK 61

$9.38 SEK 88.6

-31.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.58 SEK 24.37

$1.8 SEK 17.02

43.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$55.8 SEK 527

$72.9 SEK 688

-23.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.9 SEK 17.98

$1.89 SEK 17.87

0.53%

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

$33.1K SEK 313.1K

$32.9K SEK 310.9K

0.72%

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

$34K SEK 321.5K

$35.9K SEK 339.4K

-5.25%

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

$154 SEK 1,458

$171 SEK 1,612

-9.52%

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

$29.82 SEK 282

$32 SEK 302

-6.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.69 SEK 375

$27.55 SEK 260

44.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.02 SEK 369

$49.89 SEK 471

-21.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.23 SEK 229

$36.53 SEK 345

-33.67%

Cinema Ticket

$18.21 SEK 172

$13.53 SEK 128

34.59%

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

$157 SEK 1,485

$162 SEK 1,530

-2.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,823 SEK 45.6K

$5,820 SEK 55K

-17.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$106 SEK 1,001

$126 SEK 1,186

-15.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.94 SEK 425

$34.83 SEK 329

29.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 SEK 1,147

$130 SEK 1,231

-6.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$164 SEK 1,553

$169 SEK 1,593

-2.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$928 SEK 8,769

$807 SEK 7,628

14.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$784 SEK 7,403

$586 SEK 5,540

33.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,678 SEK 15.8K

$1,403 SEK 13.3K

19.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,366 SEK 12.9K

$1,062 SEK 10K

28.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,231 SEK 49.4K

$2,909 SEK 27.5K

79.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,960 SEK 28K

$2,330 SEK 22K

27.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,415 SEK 32.3K

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

-16.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.86

4.2

15.71%

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

Last update for Malmo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lulea: October 28, 2025

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