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Jönköping vs Växjö in 2026: cost index 96 vs 95, rent 7 900 kr vs 7 500 kr, income 362 000 kr vs 357 000 kr, QoL 71 vs 69.
Jönköping vs Växjö in 2026: cost index 96 vs 95, rent 7 900 kr vs 7 500 kr, income 362 000 kr vs 357 000 kr, QoL 71 vs 69.
Jönköping: cost index 96 (-5 vs national avg 101), rent 7 900 kr/month.
Jönköping region average cost index: 96. Jönköping is 0 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 71/100 — safety 78, healthcare 76, walkability 70.
Safety score: 78/100 (crime rate 40.5/1k). National average: 73/100.
Most comparisons stop at rent. We didn't. Jönköping has a cost index of 96 — 5 points below the Sweden national average of 101. Median income is 362 000 kr with rent at 7 900 kr/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 26%. That gap is hard to ignore.
On quality of life, Jönköping scores a composite score of 71/100 — reflecting its safety (78), healthcare (76), and walkability (70) metrics. Layer in taxes, though, and the math changes. affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and Sweden is a good example of that tension.
Jönköping has a cost index of 96 (national avg: 101), rent 7 900 kr/mo, median income 362 000 kr/yr, and a quality of life score of 71/100.
The Jönköping region of average QoL score is 70/100. Jönköping leads with 71/100, reflecting safety, healthcare access, walkability, and green space.
Our index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Sub-categories cover housing, food, transport, utilities, and healthcare. Data sources include SCB, Lantmäteriet, Skatteverket.
Jönköping: cost index 96, rent 7 900 kr/mo, income 362 000 kr/yr, QoL 71/100. Växjö: cost index 95, rent 7 500 kr/mo, income 357 000 kr/yr, QoL 69/100.