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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 3.5% more expensive than Uppsala without rent, and 28% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 14.4% more expensive than Uppsala without rent, and 30.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.97 SEK 146

$15.98 SEK 146

-0.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,024

$69.0 SEK 632

61.99%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.55 SEK 106

$11.39 SEK 104

1.40%

Cappuccino

$5.09 SEK 46.63

$4.74 SEK 43.41

7.38%

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

$3.24 SEK 29.69

$2.62 SEK 24.04

23.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.57 SEK 23.57

$2.26 SEK 20.68

13.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.68 SEK 79.5

$8.37 SEK 76.7

3.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.54 SEK 78.2

$8.88 SEK 81.4

-3.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 SEK 16.31

$1.65 SEK 15.16

7.88%

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.61

$2.78 SEK 25.51

24.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.93 SEK 36.01

$4.48 SEK 41.04

-12.28%

Eggs

$4.67 SEK 42.81

$5.00 SEK 45.76

-6.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 117

$12.12 SEK 111

5.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.08 SEK 120

$13.78 SEK 126

-5.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.49 SEK 178

$16.76 SEK 154

16.29%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 32.11

$3.90 SEK 35.73

-10.00%

Banana (1kg)

$2.96 SEK 27.10

$2.85 SEK 26.07

3.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.38 SEK 30.98

$3.71 SEK 33.95

-8.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.63 SEK 42.44

$5.23 SEK 47.95

-11.47%

Potato (1kg)

$2.00 SEK 18.35

$1.59 SEK 14.59

25.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.83 SEK 16.74

$1.82 SEK 16.69

0.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.59 SEK 23.75

$2.60 SEK 23.81

-0.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.63 SEK 14.91

$1.32 SEK 12.06

23.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.79 SEK 71.4

$8.06 SEK 73.9

-3.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 132

$10.45 SEK 95.7

37.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.26 SEK 20.71

$2.39 SEK 21.88

-5.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 SEK 21.27

$2.61 SEK 23.88

-11.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.47 SEK 40.96

$4.18 SEK 38.33

6.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,022

$108 SEK 989

3.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.19 SEK 56.7

$5.74 SEK 52.5

7.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.24

$1.19 SEK 10.90

39.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61.7 SEK 565

$63.6 SEK 582

-2.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.80 SEK 16.48

$2.02 SEK 18.49

-10.89%

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

$32.1K SEK 294.1K

$32.9K SEK 301.8K

-2.55%

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

$35.6K SEK 326.5K

$33.7K SEK 308.4K

5.86%

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

$228 SEK 2,087

$110 SEK 1,010

106.60%

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

$29.58 SEK 271

$28.96 SEK 265

2.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.50 SEK 389

$42.27 SEK 387

0.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.54 SEK 426

$37.93 SEK 347

22.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.43 SEK 352

$28.11 SEK 257

36.71%

Cinema Ticket

$17.95 SEK 164

$19.84 SEK 182

-9.53%

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

$165 SEK 1,509

$146 SEK 1,338

12.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,461 SEK 59.2K

$5,481 SEK 50.2K

17.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.8 SEK 905

$89.3 SEK 818

10.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.2 SEK 460

$42.23 SEK 387

18.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 SEK 1,090

$98.4 SEK 902

20.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$204 SEK 1,871

$157 SEK 1,434

30.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,563 SEK 14.3K

$917 SEK 8,403

70.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,089 SEK 9,976

$751 SEK 6,875

45.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,802 SEK 25.7K

$1,530 SEK 14.0K

83.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,780 SEK 16.3K

$1,088 SEK 9,969

63.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 110.7K

$5,641 SEK 51.7K

114.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,717 SEK 61.5K

$3,039 SEK 27.8K

120.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,938 SEK 36.1K

$3,116 SEK 28.5K

26.36%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Uppsala: April 12, 2026

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