Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Umea Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Umea

🙂 Solo nomad: Lund is 2.9% cheaper than Umea without rent, and 13.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lund is 3.8% cheaper than Umea without rent, and 12% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.84 SEK 119

$16.05 SEK 149

-20.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.8 SEK 794

$84.1 SEK 779

1.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.74 SEK 109

$11.51 SEK 107

2.00%

Cappuccino

$5.11 SEK 47.35

$4.19 SEK 38.81

21.96%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 SEK 27.04

$3.32 SEK 30.75

-12.05%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 SEK 19.03

$2.51 SEK 23.23

-17.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.40 SEK 77.8

$8.72 SEK 80.8

-3.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.57 SEK 70.1

$7.68 SEK 71.1

-1.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.60 SEK 14.85

$1.73 SEK 16.00

-7.51%

White Bread (500g)

$2.21 SEK 20.44

$3.61 SEK 33.41

-38.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.93 SEK 27.14

$4.17 SEK 38.64

-29.74%

Eggs

$4.44 SEK 41.15

$4.23 SEK 39.21

4.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 119

$11.66 SEK 108

10.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.70 SEK 108

$11.30 SEK 105

3.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.00 SEK 157

$18.50 SEK 171

-8.11%

Apples (1kg)

$3.29 SEK 30.44

$2.81 SEK 26.05

17.08%

Banana (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 26.65

$2.31 SEK 21.37

24.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.92 SEK 27.01

$2.99 SEK 27.65

-2.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.45 SEK 41.17

$4.59 SEK 42.54

-3.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.67 SEK 15.49

$1.73 SEK 16.02

-3.47%

Onion (1kg)

$1.60 SEK 14.79

$1.74 SEK 16.10

-8.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.53 SEK 23.47

$2.65 SEK 24.56

-4.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 SEK 11.85

$1.55 SEK 14.33

-17.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.31 SEK 76.9

$6.83 SEK 63.2

21.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.43 SEK 171

$10.83 SEK 100

70.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 SEK 18.05

$1.67 SEK 15.46

16.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.17

$2.19 SEK 20.26

-0.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.31 SEK 30.65

$3.03 SEK 28.06

9.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.3 SEK 614

$60.9 SEK 564

8.81%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.43 SEK 50.3

$5.21 SEK 48.24

4.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 SEK 17.50

$1.61 SEK 14.89

17.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.9 SEK 591

$45.84 SEK 425

39.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.91 SEK 17.70

$1.95 SEK 18.02

-2.05%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$33.0K SEK 305.8K

$33.2K SEK 307.0K

-0.39%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.3K SEK 318.0K

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

-3.18%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$120 SEK 1,111

$68.1 SEK 631

76.12%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$29.14 SEK 270

$34.28 SEK 317

-14.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.44 SEK 374

$27.42 SEK 254

47.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.13 SEK 362

$50.9 SEK 472

-23.17%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.45 SEK 226

$38.81 SEK 359

-37.00%

Cinema Ticket

$18.09 SEK 167

$15.86 SEK 147

14.06%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$175 SEK 1,618

$148 SEK 1,370

18.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,094 SEK 37.9K

$4,139 SEK 38.3K

-1.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$79.0 SEK 732

$101 SEK 940

-22.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.0 SEK 565

$39.08 SEK 362

56.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 SEK 988

$126 SEK 1,163

-15.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$130 SEK 1,199

$133 SEK 1,234

-2.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 SEK 8,894

$806 SEK 7,466

19.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$774 SEK 7,168

$543 SEK 5,024

42.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,625 SEK 15.0K

$1,190 SEK 11.0K

36.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,317 SEK 12.2K

$875 SEK 8,098

50.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,540 SEK 60.6K

$4,984 SEK 46.2K

31.23%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,636 SEK 33.7K

$3,251 SEK 30.1K

11.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,222 SEK 29.8K

$2,855 SEK 26.4K

12.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.53

5.96%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lund: February 28, 2026

Last update for Umea: March 2, 2026

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