Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Umea Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Umea

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 15.4% more expensive than Umea without rent, and 48.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 13.6% more expensive than Umea without rent, and 39.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.96 SEK 148

$16.05 SEK 149

-0.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,039

$84.1 SEK 779

33.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.72 SEK 109

$11.51 SEK 107

1.82%

Cappuccino

$5.02 SEK 46.53

$4.19 SEK 38.81

19.81%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.75

$3.32 SEK 30.75

-3.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 23.91

$2.51 SEK 23.23

2.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.65 SEK 80.1

$8.72 SEK 80.8

-0.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.24 SEK 76.3

$7.68 SEK 71.1

7.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.04

$1.73 SEK 16.00

White Bread (500g)

$3.37 SEK 31.24

$3.61 SEK 33.41

-6.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 36.30

$4.17 SEK 38.64

-6.00%

Eggs

$4.74 SEK 43.93

$4.23 SEK 39.21

12.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 SEK 120

$11.66 SEK 108

11.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.24 SEK 123

$11.30 SEK 105

17.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 SEK 179

$18.50 SEK 171

4.22%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.27

$2.81 SEK 26.05

27.76%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.41

$2.31 SEK 21.37

23.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 SEK 32.24

$2.99 SEK 27.65

16.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.62 SEK 42.75

$4.59 SEK 42.54

0.65%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 SEK 18.24

$1.73 SEK 16.02

13.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 17.14

$1.74 SEK 16.10

6.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 24.10

$2.65 SEK 24.56

-1.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.50

$1.55 SEK 14.33

1.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.94 SEK 73.5

$6.83 SEK 63.2

16.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.32 SEK 133

$10.83 SEK 100

32.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.07

$1.67 SEK 15.46

29.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.57

$2.19 SEK 20.26

6.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.65 SEK 43.01

$3.03 SEK 28.06

53.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$111 SEK 1,027

$60.9 SEK 564

81.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 59.1

$5.21 SEK 48.24

22.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.56

$1.61 SEK 14.89

-2.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 587

$45.84 SEK 425

38.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.78

$1.95 SEK 18.02

-7.18%

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

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

$33.2K SEK 307.0K

-0.59%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

0.00%

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

$224 SEK 2,070

$68.1 SEK 631

228.09%

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

$29.07 SEK 269

$34.28 SEK 317

-15.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.95 SEK 388

$27.42 SEK 254

52.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.51 SEK 431

$50.9 SEK 472

-8.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.07 SEK 353

$38.81 SEK 359

-1.91%

Cinema Ticket

$17.67 SEK 164

$15.86 SEK 147

11.41%

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

$159 SEK 1,472

$148 SEK 1,370

7.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

$4,139 SEK 38.3K

57.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 SEK 882

$101 SEK 940

-6.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 SEK 459

$39.08 SEK 362

26.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,107

$126 SEK 1,163

-4.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$203 SEK 1,878

$133 SEK 1,234

52.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

$806 SEK 7,466

99.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

$543 SEK 5,024

100.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

$1,190 SEK 11.0K

137.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

$875 SEK 8,098

104.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

$4,984 SEK 46.2K

142.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

$3,251 SEK 30.1K

105.07%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

$2,855 SEK 26.4K

36.12%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.53

-8.17%

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

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

Last update for Umea: March 2, 2026

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