Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Karlstad Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Karlstad

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 4.7% more expensive than Karlstad without rent, and 41.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 33.2% more expensive than Karlstad without rent, and 38.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.96 SEK 146

$15.77 SEK 144

1.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,026

$68.2 SEK 624

64.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.72 SEK 107

$11.19 SEK 102

4.74%

Cappuccino

$5.02 SEK 45.98

$4.77 SEK 43.64

5.24%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.39

$2.57 SEK 23.49

24.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 23.62

$2.22 SEK 20.29

16.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.65 SEK 79.1

$8.54 SEK 78.1

1.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.24 SEK 75.4

$8.09 SEK 74.0

1.85%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 15.85

$1.44 SEK 13.13

20.14%

White Bread (500g)

$3.37 SEK 30.87

$2.87 SEK 26.23

17.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 35.87

$3.75 SEK 34.35

4.53%

Eggs

$4.74 SEK 43.41

$4.80 SEK 43.88

-1.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 SEK 119

$12.30 SEK 113

5.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.24 SEK 121

$14.10 SEK 129

-6.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 SEK 176

$16.83 SEK 154

14.56%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 32.87

$3.04 SEK 27.85

18.09%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.10

$2.54 SEK 23.20

12.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 SEK 31.85

$3.31 SEK 30.24

5.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.62 SEK 42.24

$5.06 SEK 46.28

-8.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 SEK 18.02

$1.60 SEK 14.60

23.12%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 16.94

$1.79 SEK 16.36

3.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 23.82

$2.73 SEK 24.96

-4.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.32

$1.33 SEK 12.14

18.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.94 SEK 72.6

$7.43 SEK 68.0

6.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.32 SEK 131

$10.49 SEK 96.0

36.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 19.83

$1.77 SEK 16.20

22.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.31

$1.71 SEK 15.64

36.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.65 SEK 42.50

$3.20 SEK 29.32

45.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$111 SEK 1,015

$84.4 SEK 772

31.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 58.4

$5.87 SEK 53.7

8.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.39

$1.36 SEK 12.46

15.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 580

$65.8 SEK 602

-3.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.58

$1.95 SEK 17.81

-7.18%

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

$33.0K SEK 301.6K

$32.3K SEK 295.4K

2.08%

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

$35.5K SEK 324.6K

$34.3K SEK 314.0K

3.37%

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

$224 SEK 2,045

$104 SEK 956

114.01%

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

$29.07 SEK 266

$29.72 SEK 272

-2.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.95 SEK 384

$42.91 SEK 393

-2.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.51 SEK 426

$45.11 SEK 413

3.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.07 SEK 348

$17.43 SEK 159

118.42%

Cinema Ticket

$17.67 SEK 162

$14.61 SEK 134

20.94%

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

$159 SEK 1,455

$147 SEK 1,344

8.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 59.7K

$3,124 SEK 28.6K

108.92%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 SEK 872

$87.5 SEK 800

8.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 SEK 453

$40.94 SEK 375

21.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,094

$80.1 SEK 733

49.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$203 SEK 1,855

$147 SEK 1,341

38.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 SEK 14.7K

$1,052 SEK 9,623

52.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 9,948

$582 SEK 5,326

86.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,829 SEK 25.9K

$1,230 SEK 11.3K

129.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,787 SEK 16.4K

$892 SEK 8,160

100.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 110.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,666 SEK 61.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,886 SEK 35.6K

$3,324 SEK 30.4K

16.89%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.8

-13.33%

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

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

Last update for Karlstad: March 2, 2026

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