Cost of Living Comparison Between Umea and Gothenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Umea and Gothenburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Umea is 2.3% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 20.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Umea is 0.5% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 16.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.05 SEK 149

$13.63 SEK 126

17.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$84.1 SEK 779

$91.5 SEK 847

-8.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.51 SEK 107

$10.68 SEK 98.9

7.77%

Cappuccino

$4.19 SEK 38.81

$4.78 SEK 44.22

-12.34%

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

$3.32 SEK 30.75

$3.08 SEK 28.51

7.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 SEK 23.23

$2.53 SEK 23.43

-0.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.72 SEK 80.8

$7.59 SEK 70.3

14.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.68 SEK 71.1

$7.71 SEK 71.4

-0.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.00

$1.74 SEK 16.15

-0.57%

White Bread (500g)

$3.61 SEK 33.41

$3.03 SEK 28.02

19.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.17 SEK 38.64

$3.37 SEK 31.20

23.74%

Eggs

$4.23 SEK 39.21

$4.48 SEK 41.47

-5.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.66 SEK 108

$11.45 SEK 106

1.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.30 SEK 105

$12.17 SEK 113

-7.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.50 SEK 171

$19.03 SEK 176

-2.79%

Apples (1kg)

$2.81 SEK 26.05

$3.16 SEK 29.22

-11.08%

Banana (1kg)

$2.31 SEK 21.37

$2.78 SEK 25.74

-16.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.99 SEK 27.65

$3.03 SEK 28.04

-1.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.59 SEK 42.54

$4.40 SEK 40.70

4.32%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 SEK 16.02

$1.76 SEK 16.27

-1.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.74 SEK 16.10

$1.89 SEK 17.46

-7.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.65 SEK 24.56

$2.30 SEK 21.25

15.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 SEK 14.33

$1.59 SEK 14.76

-2.52%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.83 SEK 63.2

$7.76 SEK 71.9

-11.98%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.83 SEK 100

$13.31 SEK 123

-18.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 SEK 15.46

$2.25 SEK 20.88

-25.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 SEK 20.26

$2.61 SEK 24.15

-16.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.03 SEK 28.06

$3.85 SEK 35.61

-21.30%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$60.9 SEK 564

$88.3 SEK 818

-31.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.21 SEK 48.24

$10.24 SEK 94.8

-49.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 SEK 14.89

$1.66 SEK 15.36

-3.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$45.84 SEK 425

$61.6 SEK 570

-25.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.02

$1.86 SEK 17.24

4.84%

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

$33.2K SEK 307.0K

$32.7K SEK 302.8K

1.38%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

$35.2K SEK 325.9K

0.79%

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

$68.1 SEK 631

$137 SEK 1,272

-50.39%

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

$34.28 SEK 317

$25.52 SEK 236

34.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.42 SEK 254

$38.06 SEK 352

-27.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.9 SEK 472

$41.92 SEK 388

21.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.81 SEK 359

$24.66 SEK 228

57.38%

Cinema Ticket

$15.86 SEK 147

$17.80 SEK 165

-10.90%

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

$148 SEK 1,370

$175 SEK 1,622

-15.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,139 SEK 38.3K

$4,135 SEK 38.3K

0.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 SEK 940

$90.3 SEK 836

12.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.08 SEK 362

$39.80 SEK 369

-1.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$126 SEK 1,163

$96.2 SEK 891

30.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 SEK 1,234

$154 SEK 1,430

-13.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$806 SEK 7,466

$1,127 SEK 10.4K

-28.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$543 SEK 5,024

$879 SEK 8,139

-38.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,190 SEK 11.0K

$1,884 SEK 17.4K

-36.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$875 SEK 8,098

$1,410 SEK 13.1K

-37.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,984 SEK 46.2K

$6,397 SEK 59.2K

-22.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,251 SEK 30.1K

$4,045 SEK 37.5K

-19.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,855 SEK 26.4K

$4,022 SEK 37.2K

-29.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.53

4.33

4.62%

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

Last update for Umea: March 2, 2026

Last update for Gothenburg: March 1, 2026

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