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Örebro vs Kalmar in 2026: cost index 97 vs 90, rent 8 000 kr vs 7 200 kr, income 362 000 kr vs 347 000 kr, QoL 69 vs 72.
Örebro vs Kalmar in 2026: cost index 97 vs 90, rent 8 000 kr vs 7 200 kr, income 362 000 kr vs 347 000 kr, QoL 69 vs 72.
Örebro: cost index 97 (-4 vs national avg 101), rent 8 000 kr/month.
Örebro region average cost index: 94. Örebro is +3 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 69/100 — safety 70, healthcare 76, walkability 74.
Safety score: 70/100 (crime rate 55.8/1k). National average: 73/100.
Strip away assumptions, and something unexpected emerges. Örebro has a cost index of 97 — 4 points below the Sweden national average of 101. Median income is 362 000 kr with rent at 8 000 kr/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 27%. This combination is rare — and valuable.
On quality of life, Örebro scores a composite score of 69/100 — reflecting its safety (70), healthcare (76), and walkability (74) metrics. And there's one more thing: affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and Sweden is a good example of that tension.
Örebro has a cost index of 97 (national avg: 101), rent 8 000 kr/mo, median income 362 000 kr/yr, and a quality of life score of 69/100.
The Örebro region of average QoL score is 71/100. Örebro leads with 69/100, 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.
Örebro: cost index 97, rent 8 000 kr/mo, income 362 000 kr/yr, QoL 69/100. Kalmar: cost index 90, rent 7 200 kr/mo, income 347 000 kr/yr, QoL 72/100.