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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 9% more expensive than Malmo without rent, and 23.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 11.3% more expensive than Malmo without rent, and 21.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.66 SEK 148

$13.59 SEK 128

15.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,029

$85 SEK 803

28.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.65 SEK 110

$12.72 SEK 120

-8.41%

Cappuccino

$5.07 SEK 47.88

$5.03 SEK 47.52

0.80%

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

$3.14 SEK 29.69

$2.84 SEK 26.8

10.56%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 24.21

$2.13 SEK 20.1

20.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.35 SEK 78.9

$8 SEK 75.5

4.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.53 SEK 80.6

$7.95 SEK 75.1

7.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 17.08

$1.7 SEK 16.04

6.47%

White Bread (500g)

$3.48 SEK 32.91

$3.12 SEK 29.49

11.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.93 SEK 37.12

$3.62 SEK 34.24

8.56%

Eggs

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$4.49 SEK 42.42

0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.8 SEK 121

$12.41 SEK 117

3.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 122

$13.02 SEK 123

-1.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.5 SEK 184

$26.65 SEK 252

-26.83%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 33.16

$3.31 SEK 31.28

6.04%

Banana (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.2

$2.79 SEK 26.38

3.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.38 SEK 31.89

$3.24 SEK 30.62

4.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.5 SEK 42.52

$4.77 SEK 45.08

-5.66%

Potato (1kg)

$1.98 SEK 18.7

$1.8 SEK 16.97

10.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.85

$1.95 SEK 18.38

-3.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.55 SEK 24.11

$2.51 SEK 23.72

1.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.78

$1.33 SEK 12.54

17.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$8.24 SEK 77.8

-3.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.82 SEK 121

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.57

$2.43 SEK 22.94

-10.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 SEK 21.69

$2.75 SEK 25.97

-16.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$3.42 SEK 32.34

31.87%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$113 SEK 1,072

$71.3 SEK 673

59.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 60.4

$6.46 SEK 61

-1.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$2.58 SEK 24.37

-37.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.3 SEK 588

$55.8 SEK 527

11.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.85 SEK 17.49

$1.9 SEK 17.98

-2.63%

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

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

$33.1K SEK 313.1K

-3.11%

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

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

$34K SEK 321.5K

1.64%

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

$223 SEK 2,111

$154 SEK 1,458

44.74%

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

$29.2 SEK 276

$29.82 SEK 282

-2.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.06 SEK 407

$39.69 SEK 375

8.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.75 SEK 451

$39.02 SEK 369

22.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.8 SEK 357

$24.23 SEK 229

56.00%

Cinema Ticket

$17.68 SEK 167

$18.21 SEK 172

-2.91%

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

$164 SEK 1,549

$157 SEK 1,485

4.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

$4,823 SEK 45.6K

34.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.8 SEK 933

$106 SEK 1,001

-6.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50 SEK 473

$44.94 SEK 425

11.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,113

$121 SEK 1,147

-2.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,954

$164 SEK 1,553

25.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,584 SEK 15K

$928 SEK 8,769

70.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

$784 SEK 7,403

39.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

$1,678 SEK 15.8K

62.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,799 SEK 17K

$1,366 SEK 12.9K

31.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

$5,231 SEK 49.4K

124.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

$2,960 SEK 28K

119.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

$3,415 SEK 32.3K

7.59%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Malmo: October 29, 2025

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