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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malmo is 8.3% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 18.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malmo is 10.2% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 17.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.59 SEK 128

$15.66 SEK 148

-13.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85 SEK 803

$109 SEK 1,029

-21.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.72 SEK 120

$11.65 SEK 110

9.18%

Cappuccino

$5.03 SEK 47.52

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-0.79%

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

$2.84 SEK 26.8

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-9.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.13 SEK 20.1

$2.56 SEK 24.21

-16.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8 SEK 75.5

$8.35 SEK 78.9

-4.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.95 SEK 75.1

$8.53 SEK 80.6

-6.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 SEK 16.04

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-6.08%

White Bread (500g)

$3.12 SEK 29.49

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-10.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.62 SEK 34.24

$3.93 SEK 37.12

-7.89%

Eggs

$4.49 SEK 42.42

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-0.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.41 SEK 117

$12.8 SEK 121

-3.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.02 SEK 123

$12.87 SEK 122

1.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$26.65 SEK 252

$19.5 SEK 184

36.67%

Apples (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 31.28

$3.51 SEK 33.16

-5.70%

Banana (1kg)

$2.79 SEK 26.38

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-3.12%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.24 SEK 30.62

$3.38 SEK 31.89

-4.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.77 SEK 45.08

$4.5 SEK 42.52

6.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.8 SEK 16.97

$1.98 SEK 18.7

-9.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.95 SEK 18.38

$1.89 SEK 17.85

3.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.51 SEK 23.72

$2.55 SEK 24.11

-1.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 SEK 12.54

$1.56 SEK 14.78

-14.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.24 SEK 77.8

$7.97 SEK 75.3

3.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.82 SEK 121

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.43 SEK 22.94

$2.18 SEK 20.57

11.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 SEK 25.97

$2.3 SEK 21.69

19.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.42 SEK 32.34

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-24.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.3 SEK 673

$113 SEK 1,072

-37.21%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.46 SEK 61

$6.39 SEK 60.4

1.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.58 SEK 24.37

$1.6 SEK 15.09

61.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$55.8 SEK 527

$62.3 SEK 588

-10.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.9 SEK 17.98

$1.85 SEK 17.49

2.70%

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

$33.1K SEK 313.1K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

3.21%

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

$34K SEK 321.5K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

-1.61%

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

$154 SEK 1,458

$223 SEK 2,111

-30.91%

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

$29.82 SEK 282

$29.2 SEK 276

2.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.69 SEK 375

$43.06 SEK 407

-7.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.02 SEK 369

$47.75 SEK 451

-18.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.23 SEK 229

$37.8 SEK 357

-35.90%

Cinema Ticket

$18.21 SEK 172

$17.68 SEK 167

3.00%

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

$157 SEK 1,485

$164 SEK 1,549

-4.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,823 SEK 45.6K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

-25.92%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$106 SEK 1,001

$98.8 SEK 933

7.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.94 SEK 425

$50 SEK 473

-10.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 SEK 1,147

$118 SEK 1,113

3.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$164 SEK 1,553

$207 SEK 1,954

-20.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$928 SEK 8,769

$1,584 SEK 15K

-41.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$784 SEK 7,403

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-28.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,678 SEK 15.8K

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-38.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,366 SEK 12.9K

$1,799 SEK 17K

-24.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,231 SEK 49.4K

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-55.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,960 SEK 28K

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-54.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,415 SEK 32.3K

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

-7.06%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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