Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Uppsala Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Uppsala

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 5.6% more expensive than Uppsala without rent, and 28.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 13.8% more expensive than Uppsala without rent, and 29.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 SEK 147

$16.11 SEK 149

-1.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,004

$67.6 SEK 624

60.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.79 SEK 109

$11.72 SEK 108

0.60%

Cappuccino

$4.97 SEK 45.85

$4.91 SEK 45.30

1.22%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.65

$2.76 SEK 25.50

16.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 23.66

$2.26 SEK 20.85

13.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.29 SEK 76.5

$8.52 SEK 78.6

-2.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.48 SEK 78.3

$8.47 SEK 78.2

0.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.04

$1.64 SEK 15.14

6.10%

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.87

$2.85 SEK 26.31

21.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.10 SEK 37.82

$4.66 SEK 43.04

-12.02%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.72

$5.02 SEK 46.35

-9.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 118

$12.19 SEK 113

5.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.10 SEK 121

$13.90 SEK 128

-5.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.00 SEK 175

$17.39 SEK 160

9.26%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.16

$3.87 SEK 35.72

-7.24%

Banana (1kg)

$2.86 SEK 26.44

$2.77 SEK 25.58

3.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.41 SEK 31.45

$3.71 SEK 34.24

-8.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.47 SEK 41.25

$5.12 SEK 47.27

-12.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 SEK 17.51

$1.64 SEK 15.16

15.85%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.59

$1.84 SEK 17.00

-2.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.26

$2.69 SEK 24.83

-2.23%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 SEK 14.93

$1.27 SEK 11.69

27.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.80 SEK 72.0

$7.86 SEK 72.6

-0.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 133

$10.49 SEK 96.8

37.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.77

$2.46 SEK 22.71

-13.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 SEK 21.82

$2.66 SEK 24.51

-11.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.66 SEK 43.00

$4.08 SEK 37.63

14.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,038

$108 SEK 992

4.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 SEK 56.5

$5.57 SEK 51.4

9.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.30

$1.23 SEK 11.37

34.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 585

-0.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 SEK 16.79

$1.99 SEK 18.33

-8.54%

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

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

$33.1K SEK 305.3K

-0.74%

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

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

$34.0K SEK 313.7K

3.60%

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

$227 SEK 2,092

$112 SEK 1,035

102.02%

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

$29.14 SEK 269

$28.73 SEK 265

1.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.78 SEK 386

$43.83 SEK 405

-4.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.67 SEK 440

$38.13 SEK 352

25.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.34 SEK 354

$28.25 SEK 261

35.72%

Cinema Ticket

$18.18 SEK 168

$19.82 SEK 183

-8.27%

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

$163 SEK 1,504

$144 SEK 1,330

13.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

$5,627 SEK 51.9K

15.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.2 SEK 906

$86.7 SEK 800

13.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.32 SEK 446

$42.06 SEK 388

14.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,093

$102 SEK 939

16.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,908

$159 SEK 1,464

30.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

$924 SEK 8,524

72.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

$747 SEK 6,897

45.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

$1,499 SEK 13.8K

87.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

$1,111 SEK 10.3K

62.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

$5,768 SEK 53.2K

113.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

$2,998 SEK 27.7K

128.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

$3,132 SEK 28.9K

18.87%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.8

-13.33%

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

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

Last update for Uppsala: January 11, 2026

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