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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 8.2% more expensive than Uppsala without rent, and 28% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 14.7% more expensive than Uppsala without rent, and 32.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.66 SEK 148

$16.12 SEK 152

-2.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,029

$67.8 SEK 640

60.60%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.65 SEK 110

$11.46 SEK 108

1.66%

Cappuccino

$5.07 SEK 47.88

$4.84 SEK 45.74

4.75%

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

$3.14 SEK 29.69

$2.66 SEK 25.13

18.05%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 24.21

$2.22 SEK 20.97

15.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.35 SEK 78.9

$8.5 SEK 80.3

-1.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.53 SEK 80.6

$8.82 SEK 83.4

-3.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 17.08

$1.64 SEK 15.47

10.37%

White Bread (500g)

$3.48 SEK 32.91

$2.86 SEK 26.98

21.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.93 SEK 37.12

$4.51 SEK 42.64

-12.86%

Eggs

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$5.21 SEK 49.2

-13.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.8 SEK 121

$12 SEK 113

6.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 122

$13.83 SEK 131

-6.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.5 SEK 184

$17.12 SEK 162

13.90%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 33.16

$3.88 SEK 36.67

-9.54%

Banana (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.2

$2.86 SEK 27.04

0.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.38 SEK 31.89

$3.61 SEK 34.13

-6.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.5 SEK 42.52

$4.98 SEK 47.03

-9.64%

Potato (1kg)

$1.98 SEK 18.7

$1.64 SEK 15.49

20.73%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.85

$1.82 SEK 17.21

3.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.55 SEK 24.11

$2.71 SEK 25.63

-5.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.78

$1.32 SEK 12.44

18.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$7.89 SEK 74.5

1.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.82 SEK 121

$9.97 SEK 94.2

28.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.57

$2.47 SEK 23.32

-11.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 SEK 21.69

$2.58 SEK 24.36

-10.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$4.03 SEK 38.1

11.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$113 SEK 1,072

$110 SEK 1,036

3.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 60.4

$5.55 SEK 52.5

15.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$1.23 SEK 11.6

30.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.3 SEK 588

$65.9 SEK 623

-5.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.85 SEK 17.49

$2 SEK 18.87

-7.50%

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

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

-1.01%

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

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

$34.3K SEK 324.5K

0.72%

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

$223 SEK 2,111

$110 SEK 1,041

102.78%

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

$29.2 SEK 276

$29.06 SEK 275

0.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.06 SEK 407

$43.34 SEK 409

-0.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.75 SEK 451

$38.92 SEK 368

22.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.8 SEK 357

$27.48 SEK 260

37.55%

Cinema Ticket

$17.68 SEK 167

$19.88 SEK 188

-11.07%

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

$164 SEK 1,549

$145 SEK 1,367

13.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

$5,491 SEK 51.9K

18.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.8 SEK 933

$87.5 SEK 827

12.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50 SEK 473

$41.18 SEK 389

21.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,113

$98.2 SEK 928

19.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,954

$158 SEK 1,492

30.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,584 SEK 15K

$919 SEK 8,686

72.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

$748 SEK 7,063

46.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

$1,521 SEK 14.4K

79.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,799 SEK 17K

$1,095 SEK 10.3K

64.33%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

$5,141 SEK 48.6K

128.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

$3,544 SEK 33.5K

83.26%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

$2,691 SEK 25.4K

36.56%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Uppsala: October 27, 2025

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