Cost of Living Comparison Between Malmo and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Malmo and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Malmo is 6.8% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 15.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malmo is 8.2% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 13.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.84 SEK 128

$15.96 SEK 148

-13.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$84.3 SEK 780

$112 SEK 1,039

-24.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.70 SEK 118

$11.72 SEK 109

8.36%

Cappuccino

$5.01 SEK 46.39

$5.02 SEK 46.53

-0.20%

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

$2.70 SEK 25.05

$3.21 SEK 29.75

-15.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.09 SEK 19.33

$2.58 SEK 23.91

-18.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.93 SEK 73.5

$8.65 SEK 80.1

-8.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.30 SEK 76.8

$8.24 SEK 76.3

0.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.11

$1.73 SEK 16.04

0.58%

White Bread (500g)

$3.17 SEK 29.33

$3.37 SEK 31.24

-5.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 32.47

$3.92 SEK 36.30

-10.46%

Eggs

$4.36 SEK 40.39

$4.74 SEK 43.93

-8.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.22 SEK 113

$12.99 SEK 120

-5.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.74 SEK 118

$13.24 SEK 123

-3.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$26.91 SEK 249

$19.28 SEK 179

39.57%

Apples (1kg)

$3.41 SEK 31.55

$3.59 SEK 33.27

-5.01%

Banana (1kg)

$2.93 SEK 27.18

$2.85 SEK 26.41

2.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.33 SEK 30.80

$3.48 SEK 32.24

-4.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.89 SEK 45.24

$4.62 SEK 42.75

5.84%

Potato (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.21

$1.97 SEK 18.24

-5.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 SEK 17.61

$1.85 SEK 17.14

2.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.58 SEK 23.87

$2.60 SEK 24.10

-0.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 SEK 11.89

$1.57 SEK 14.50

-18.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.79 SEK 72.1

$7.94 SEK 73.5

-1.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.42 SEK 115

$14.32 SEK 133

-13.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.44 SEK 22.63

$2.17 SEK 20.07

12.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 SEK 25.75

$2.33 SEK 21.57

19.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.33 SEK 30.84

$4.65 SEK 43.01

-28.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.2 SEK 659

$111 SEK 1,027

-35.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.56 SEK 60.7

$6.39 SEK 59.1

2.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.54 SEK 23.54

$1.57 SEK 14.56

61.78%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$55.9 SEK 517

$63.4 SEK 587

-11.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.05

$1.81 SEK 16.78

7.73%

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

$32.2K SEK 298.1K

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

-2.32%

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

$33.8K SEK 312.7K

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

-4.81%

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

$156 SEK 1,445

$224 SEK 2,070

-30.17%

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

$29.62 SEK 274

$29.07 SEK 269

1.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.85 SEK 369

$41.95 SEK 388

-5.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.83 SEK 360

$46.51 SEK 431

-16.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.54 SEK 218

$38.07 SEK 353

-38.17%

Cinema Ticket

$17.80 SEK 165

$17.67 SEK 164

0.74%

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

$160 SEK 1,485

$159 SEK 1,472

0.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,815 SEK 44.6K

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

-26.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$106 SEK 982

$95.3 SEK 882

11.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.66 SEK 414

$49.55 SEK 459

-9.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,112

$120 SEK 1,107

0.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$165 SEK 1,529

$203 SEK 1,878

-18.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$919 SEK 8,512

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

-42.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$788 SEK 7,298

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

-27.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,688 SEK 15.6K

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

-40.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,353 SEK 12.5K

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

-24.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,520 SEK 41.9K

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

-62.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,499 SEK 32.4K

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

-47.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,294 SEK 30.5K

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

-15.23%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.86

4.16

16.83%

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

Last update for Malmo: March 2, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

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