Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Uppsala Cost of Living Comparison Between Lund and Uppsala

🙂 Solo nomad: Lund is 11.2% cheaper than Uppsala without rent, and 4.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lund is 5.5% cheaper than Uppsala without rent, and 4.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.82 SEK 117

$15.98 SEK 146

-19.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$88.2 SEK 808

$69.0 SEK 632

27.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.08 SEK 111

$11.39 SEK 104

6.06%

Cappuccino

$4.89 SEK 44.79

$4.74 SEK 43.41

3.16%

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

$2.85 SEK 26.14

$2.62 SEK 24.04

8.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 SEK 19.78

$2.26 SEK 20.68

-4.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.21 SEK 75.2

$8.37 SEK 76.7

-1.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.23 SEK 66.2

$8.88 SEK 81.4

-18.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.66 SEK 15.17

$1.65 SEK 15.16

0.61%

White Bread (500g)

$2.17 SEK 19.86

$2.78 SEK 25.51

-21.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.09 SEK 28.27

$4.48 SEK 41.04

-31.03%

Eggs

$4.47 SEK 40.91

$5.00 SEK 45.76

-10.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 118

$12.12 SEK 111

6.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.73 SEK 107

$13.78 SEK 126

-14.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.85 SEK 154

$16.76 SEK 154

0.54%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 SEK 30.03

$3.90 SEK 35.73

-15.90%

Banana (1kg)

$2.80 SEK 25.69

$2.85 SEK 26.07

-1.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.83 SEK 25.95

$3.71 SEK 33.95

-23.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.33 SEK 39.63

$5.23 SEK 47.95

-17.21%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 SEK 15.72

$1.59 SEK 14.59

8.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.60 SEK 14.64

$1.82 SEK 16.69

-12.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.56 SEK 23.46

$2.60 SEK 23.81

-1.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 SEK 11.83

$1.32 SEK 12.06

-2.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.00 SEK 73.3

$8.06 SEK 73.9

-0.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.06 SEK 101

$10.45 SEK 95.7

5.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.97 SEK 18.03

$2.39 SEK 21.88

-17.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 19.87

$2.61 SEK 23.88

-16.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.46 SEK 31.72

$4.18 SEK 38.33

-17.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$65.8 SEK 603

$108 SEK 989

-39.05%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.50 SEK 50.4

$5.74 SEK 52.5

-4.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 SEK 17.34

$1.19 SEK 10.90

58.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.4 SEK 572

$63.6 SEK 582

-1.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 SEK 18.20

$2.02 SEK 18.49

-1.49%

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

$32.9K SEK 301.6K

$32.9K SEK 301.8K

-0.08%

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

$34.8K SEK 319.0K

$33.7K SEK 308.4K

3.43%

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

$119 SEK 1,086

$110 SEK 1,010

7.45%

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

$29.31 SEK 268

$28.96 SEK 265

1.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.59 SEK 381

$42.27 SEK 387

-1.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.76 SEK 355

$37.93 SEK 347

2.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.68 SEK 226

$28.11 SEK 257

-12.20%

Cinema Ticket

$17.65 SEK 162

$19.84 SEK 182

-11.04%

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

$178 SEK 1,628

$146 SEK 1,338

21.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,205 SEK 38.5K

$5,481 SEK 50.2K

-23.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$81.2 SEK 744

$89.3 SEK 818

-9.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.2 SEK 560

$42.23 SEK 387

44.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 SEK 982

$98.4 SEK 902

8.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$131 SEK 1,197

$157 SEK 1,434

-16.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$971 SEK 8,896

$917 SEK 8,403

5.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$773 SEK 7,079

$751 SEK 6,875

2.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,594 SEK 14.6K

$1,530 SEK 14.0K

4.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,347 SEK 12.3K

$1,088 SEK 9,969

23.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,586 SEK 60.3K

$5,641 SEK 51.7K

16.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,872 SEK 35.5K

$3,039 SEK 27.8K

27.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,164 SEK 29.0K

$3,116 SEK 28.5K

1.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

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

Last update for Lund: April 11, 2026

Last update for Uppsala: April 12, 2026

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