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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 5.6% more expensive than Malmo without rent, and 20.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 10.5% more expensive than Malmo without rent, and 14.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 SEK 147

$13.63 SEK 126

16.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,004

$85.4 SEK 788

27.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.79 SEK 109

$12.86 SEK 119

-8.32%

Cappuccino

$4.97 SEK 45.85

$4.97 SEK 45.83

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

$3.21 SEK 29.65

$2.80 SEK 25.82

14.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 23.66

$2.17 SEK 20.04

17.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.29 SEK 76.5

$7.76 SEK 71.7

6.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.48 SEK 78.3

$8.08 SEK 74.6

4.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.04

$1.74 SEK 16.06

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.87

$3.12 SEK 28.78

10.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.10 SEK 37.82

$3.51 SEK 32.37

16.81%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.72

$4.55 SEK 42.02

-0.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 118

$12.25 SEK 113

4.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.10 SEK 121

$12.94 SEK 119

1.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.00 SEK 175

$26.65 SEK 246

-28.71%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.16

$3.26 SEK 30.12

10.12%

Banana (1kg)

$2.86 SEK 26.44

$2.79 SEK 25.78

2.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.41 SEK 31.45

$3.30 SEK 30.46

3.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.47 SEK 41.25

$4.71 SEK 43.43

-5.10%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 SEK 17.51

$1.80 SEK 16.58

5.56%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.59

$1.89 SEK 17.40

-4.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.26

$2.49 SEK 22.95

5.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 SEK 14.93

$1.28 SEK 11.86

26.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.80 SEK 72.0

$7.84 SEK 72.4

-0.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 133

$12.46 SEK 115

15.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.77

$2.44 SEK 22.49

-12.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 SEK 21.82

$2.75 SEK 25.37

-14.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.66 SEK 43.00

$3.30 SEK 30.47

41.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,038

$70.2 SEK 648

60.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 SEK 56.5

$6.64 SEK 61.3

-7.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.30

$2.66 SEK 24.53

-37.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 585

$56.2 SEK 518

12.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 SEK 16.79

$1.93 SEK 17.81

-5.70%

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

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

$32.9K SEK 303.4K

-0.10%

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

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

$33.5K SEK 308.9K

5.18%

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

$227 SEK 2,092

$155 SEK 1,428

46.49%

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

$29.14 SEK 269

$30.41 SEK 281

-4.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.78 SEK 386

$40.76 SEK 376

2.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.67 SEK 440

$39.24 SEK 362

21.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.34 SEK 354

$24.12 SEK 223

58.96%

Cinema Ticket

$18.18 SEK 168

$17.73 SEK 164

2.54%

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

$163 SEK 1,504

$160 SEK 1,475

1.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

$4,984 SEK 46.0K

29.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.2 SEK 906

$104 SEK 959

-5.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.32 SEK 446

$43.94 SEK 406

9.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,093

$124 SEK 1,143

-4.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,908

$167 SEK 1,545

23.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

$913 SEK 8,427

74.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

$787 SEK 7,268

38.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

$1,702 SEK 15.7K

65.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

$1,347 SEK 12.4K

33.88%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

$4,556 SEK 42.0K

170.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

$3,582 SEK 33.1K

91.26%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

$3,305 SEK 30.5K

12.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.86

-14.40%

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

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

Last update for Malmo: January 11, 2026

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