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Linköping for retirees: QoL 71/100, healthcare 80/100, cost index 102, rent 8 700 kr/mo. Compared to 23 other Östergötland cities below.
Linköping for retirees: QoL 71/100, healthcare 80/100, cost index 102, rent 8 700 kr/mo. Compared to 23 other Östergötland cities below.
| # | City | Cost Index | Rent/mo | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linköping | 102 | 8 700 kr | 378 000 kr |
| 2 | Kalmar | 90 | 7 200 kr | 347 000 kr |
| 3 | Jönköping | 96 | 7 900 kr | 362 000 kr |
| 4 | Umeå | 101 | 8 300 kr | 373 000 kr |
| 5 | Karlskrona | 90 | 6 900 kr | 341 000 kr |
| 6 | Karlstad | 94 | 7 500 kr | 357 000 kr |
| 7 | Östersund | 94 | 7 500 kr | 357 000 kr |
| 8 | Lund | 112 | 9 700 kr | 400 000 kr |
| 9 | Falun | 93 | 7 500 kr | 357 000 kr |
| 10 | Luleå | 96 | 7 600 kr | 378 000 kr |
| 11 | Visby | 100 | 8 200 kr | 347 000 kr |
| 12 | Uppsala | 114 | 10 400 kr | 405 000 kr |
| 13 | Örebro | 97 | 8 000 kr | 362 000 kr |
| 14 | Gävle | 93 | 7 500 kr | 352 000 kr |
| 15 | Sundsvall | 93 | 7 400 kr | 357 000 kr |
| 16 | Växjö | 95 | 7 500 kr | 357 000 kr |
| 17 | Gothenburg | 112 | 10 100 kr | 395 000 kr |
| 18 | Norrköping | 96 | 8 100 kr | 357 000 kr |
| 19 | Halmstad | 104 | 8 700 kr | 383 000 kr |
| 20 | Västerås | 99 | 8 000 kr | 362 000 kr |
Linköping: cost index 102 (+1 vs national avg 101), rent 8 700 kr/month.
Östergötland region average cost index: 101. Linköping is +1 vs region peers.
Quality of life: 71/100 — safety 75, healthcare 80, walkability 78.
Safety score: 75/100 (crime rate 46.3/1k). National average: 73/100.
Here's the finding that keeps coming up in different analyses: Linköping has a cost index of 102 — 1 points above the Sweden national average of 101. Median income is 378 000 kr with rent at 8 700 kr/month, putting the rent-to-income ratio at 28%. That ratio is hard to beat anywhere else.
Context matters here. looking at Östergötland as a whole, the spread across all 24 cities is 1 points on the cost index. Helsingborg sits at the other end with index 103 and rent of 9 000 kr/mo. Financially, that's significant.
On quality of life, Linköping scores a composite score of 71/100 — reflecting its safety (75), healthcare (80), and walkability (78) metrics. Here's where it gets complicated: affordability and QoL don't always move in the same direction, and Sweden is a good example of that tension.
Linköping — cost index 102, rent 8 700 kr/mo, income 378 000 kr, QoL 71/100.
Kalmar — cost index 90, rent 7 200 kr/mo, income 347 000 kr, QoL 72/100.
Jönköping — cost index 96, rent 7 900 kr/mo, income 362 000 kr, QoL 71/100.
Umeå — cost index 101, rent 8 300 kr/mo, income 373 000 kr, QoL 71/100.
Karlskrona — cost index 90, rent 6 900 kr/mo, income 341 000 kr, QoL 71/100.
Linköping scores 71/100 on the relevant index for retirees — with rent of 8 700 kr/month and cost index 102 (1 points above the national average of 101).
The Östergötland region of average QoL score is 69/100. Linköping 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.
Linköping: cost index 102, rent 8 700 kr/mo, income 378 000 kr/yr, QoL 71/100. Kalmar: cost index 90, rent 7 200 kr/mo, income 347 000 kr/yr, QoL 72/100.
This analysis uses data from SCB, Lantmäteriet, Skatteverket to rank cities in Sweden. The cost of living index is benchmarked to 100 (national median). Quality of life scores combine safety, healthcare, walkability, air quality, green space, and transit metrics. Salary ranges use national occupation data adjusted for local cost differences. Data is updated regularly to reflect current market conditions.