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Växjö vs Karlstad in 2026: cost index 95 vs 94, rent 7 500 kr vs 7 500 kr, income 357 000 kr vs 357 000 kr, QoL 69 vs 71.
Växjö vs Karlstad in 2026: cost index 95 vs 94, rent 7 500 kr vs 7 500 kr, income 357 000 kr vs 357 000 kr, QoL 69 vs 71.
Växjö: cost index 95 (-6 vs national avg 101), rent 7 500 kr/month.
Kronoberg region average cost index: 95. Växjö is 0 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 69/100 — safety 72, healthcare 74, walkability 68.
Safety score: 72/100 (crime rate 50.3/1k). National average: 73/100.
Most comparisons stop at rent. We didn't. Växjö has a cost index of 95 — 6 points below the Sweden national average of 101. Median income is 357 000 kr with rent at 7 500 kr/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 25%. That gap is hard to ignore.
On quality of life, Växjö scores a composite score of 69/100 — reflecting its safety (72), healthcare (74), and walkability (68) metrics. That said, affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and Sweden is a good example of that tension.
Växjö has a cost index of 95 (national avg: 101), rent 7 500 kr/mo, median income 357 000 kr/yr, and a quality of life score of 69/100.
The Kronoberg region of average QoL score is 70/100. Växjö 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.
Växjö: cost index 95, rent 7 500 kr/mo, income 357 000 kr/yr, QoL 69/100. Karlstad: cost index 94, rent 7 500 kr/mo, income 357 000 kr/yr, QoL 71/100.