Living in Kista

Kista's average net cold rent estimate was €13.35 per m² per month at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Kista reached 11.4%.

Last checked 2026-10-0728 sources

Average gross salary3,678EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities

Average net rent13.35EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Unemployment rate11.4%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime19,159incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)

PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Pricier rent than 95% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than any other Swedish city that publishes it.

Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Kista?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Kista?

Average net cold rent is 13.35 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 13.35 EUR/m²/month · Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesKista highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Västerås€11.91

Örebro€7.00

Jönköping€6.88

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Gothenburg€11.83

Lund€11.73

Norrköping€11.42

Uppsala€7.85

Umeå€7.45

Linköping€7.38

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	39.96 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia 100 Mbps broadband¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan¹⁷Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	13.35 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official · parent municipality

Is Kista a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–70%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–74%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–52%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–70%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 801 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13.35 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kista?

The unemployment rate is 11.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024²⁷

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Kista is 11.4%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Kista 11.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,678 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities¹⁶Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate	11.4 %	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024²⁷Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Kista?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,878of €2,742 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,742
Rent, 60 m²€13.35/m² · official · Statistics Sweden (SCB) · 2025-12-31	− €801
Internet€40 · official · Telia 100 Mbps broadband · 2026-09-30	− €40
Mobile plan€22 · official · Tele2 mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,878

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kista Salary needed to live in Kista

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kista. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kista. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Kista?

Police recorded 19,159 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)¹

Recorded crime across major citiesKista highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Lund11,174

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	19,159 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)¹Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Kista's nearest airport was BMA, 5 km away and offered 15 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	15 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	5 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BMA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kista. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Municipal civic orientation for newly arrived residents — Civic Orientation

Swedish municipalities

For newly arrived residents with residence permits.

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Swedish for immigrants (SFI) municipal adult education — State Language Course

Swedish municipalities under the national SFI framework

For persons over 16 eligible for SFI.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kista.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.5°C in January to 18.3°C in July. Kista's monthly precipitation totalled 36.8 mm in January and 57.6 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Kista?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)⁶

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwedenAnnual PM2.5 in Kista is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–9

Kista 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 10.9 · May 16.4 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 23.3 · Aug 22 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.1 · Feb -4.6 · Mar -2.4 · Apr 1.1 · May 5.7 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 4.1 · Nov 0.8 · Dec -2.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 6 · May 11.1 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 36.8 · Feb 29.5 · Mar 28 · Apr 29.5 · May 33.7 · Jun 59.2 · Jul 57.6 · Aug 65.9 · Sep 50.2 · Oct 50.1 · Nov 48 · Dec 49.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 43.9 · Feb 75.1 · Mar 150.8 · Apr 215.9 · May 277.4 · Jun 277.4 · Jul 279.5 · Aug 234.5 · Sep 170.3 · Oct 95.8 · Nov 44.6 · Dec 33.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Nacka ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±2.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Alternatives for people set on Kista

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Djursholm as a Kista alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 6.7% Djursholm vs 11.4% Kista−41%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 10,914 Djursholm vs 19,159 Kistano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Djursholm vs 5.0 µg/m³ Kistasame level

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Cities near Kista

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Stockholm Metro Member · 10.7 km away

Rent: 13.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Sundbyberg 4.4 km away

Rent: 12.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Solna 5.6 km away

Rent: 12.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Danderyd 7.9 km away

Rent: 13.87 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Lidingö 12.4 km away

Rent: 13.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Upplands Väsby 13.1 km away

Rent: 12.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

How does Kista compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kista when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: förberedelseklass (reception class) + språkförskola (special language preschool). How to enrol a child (skolverket.se).

A country-wide rule for Sweden; Kista's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Kista part of Stockholm?

Kista belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Stockholm; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 9.5 km away by straight-line distance. Stockholm city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source⁷

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How much does it cost to rent in Kista?

Average net cold rent is 13.35 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 935 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB).

Is the air quality good in Kista?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Kista?

What is the unemployment rate in Kista?

The unemployment rate is 11.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

Is Kista a good place to live?

Kista may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Kista part of Stockholm?

Kista belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Stockholm; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 9.5 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Kista?

Stockholm, Sundbyberg, Solna, Bergshamra, Danderyd are near Kista. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kista, Sweden: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 257ea5202db502cd4f9f655d5bce1a41]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/kista/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Kista, Sweden: rent, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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