Cost of Living Comparison Between Umea and Lund Cost of Living Comparison Between Umea and Lund

🙂 Solo nomad: Umea is 0.4% cheaper than Lund without rent, and 13.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Umea is 1.9% more expensive than Lund without rent, and 8.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.53 SEK 143

$12.60 SEK 116

23.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.8 SEK 765

$88.2 SEK 814

-6.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.49 SEK 106

$11.78 SEK 109

-2.46%

Cappuccino

$4.15 SEK 38.32

$5.01 SEK 46.22

-17.17%

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

$3.43 SEK 31.69

$2.97 SEK 27.39

15.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 SEK 22.78

$2.05 SEK 18.93

20.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.15 SEK 84.5

$8.13 SEK 75.0

12.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.50 SEK 69.2

$7.59 SEK 70.0

-1.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 SEK 15.88

$1.66 SEK 15.35

3.61%

White Bread (500g)

$3.52 SEK 32.48

$2.17 SEK 19.99

62.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.17 SEK 38.48

$3.02 SEK 27.87

38.08%

Eggs

$4.30 SEK 39.66

$4.57 SEK 42.15

-5.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.72 SEK 108

$13.09 SEK 121

-10.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.39 SEK 105

$11.47 SEK 106

-0.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.79 SEK 173

$17.40 SEK 161

7.99%

Apples (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 26.57

$3.22 SEK 29.70

-10.56%

Banana (1kg)

$2.32 SEK 21.44

$2.81 SEK 25.95

-17.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.97 SEK 27.45

$2.90 SEK 26.74

2.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.36 SEK 40.25

$4.56 SEK 42.06

-4.39%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 SEK 15.88

$1.67 SEK 15.41

2.99%

Onion (1kg)

$1.75 SEK 16.18

$1.64 SEK 15.14

6.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.59 SEK 23.92

$2.63 SEK 24.25

-1.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.42

$1.23 SEK 11.34

26.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.96 SEK 64.2

$8.25 SEK 76.1

-15.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.03 SEK 102

$18.21 SEK 168

-39.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 SEK 16.05

$1.96 SEK 18.13

-11.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.71

$2.13 SEK 19.69

0.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.13 SEK 28.87

$3.44 SEK 31.71

-9.01%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$59.0 SEK 544

$66.8 SEK 616

-11.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.22 SEK 48.17

$5.66 SEK 52.2

-7.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.65 SEK 15.20

$1.82 SEK 16.81

-9.34%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$47.11 SEK 435

$62.4 SEK 576

-24.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.88 SEK 17.35

$1.90 SEK 17.51

-1.05%

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

$32.3K SEK 298.1K

$32.2K SEK 297.2K

0.31%

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

$35.5K SEK 327.8K

$34.4K SEK 317.3K

3.31%

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

$68.9 SEK 636

$120 SEK 1,109

-42.67%

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

$34.38 SEK 317

$29.05 SEK 268

18.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.32 SEK 252

$40.39 SEK 373

-32.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 SEK 474

$39.46 SEK 364

30.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.92 SEK 350

$24.65 SEK 228

53.83%

Cinema Ticket

$15.83 SEK 146

$17.95 SEK 166

-11.81%

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

$145 SEK 1,337

$177 SEK 1,632

-18.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,163 SEK 38.4K

$4,131 SEK 38.1K

0.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.7 SEK 911

$80.2 SEK 740

23.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.09 SEK 352

$61.5 SEK 568

-38.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$123 SEK 1,135

$105 SEK 967

17.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 SEK 1,227

$130 SEK 1,202

2.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$794 SEK 7,330

$983 SEK 9,076

-19.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$550 SEK 5,079

$781 SEK 7,209

-29.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,183 SEK 10.9K

$1,594 SEK 14.7K

-25.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$879 SEK 8,113

$1,319 SEK 12.2K

-33.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,979 SEK 46.0K

$6,599 SEK 60.9K

-24.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,346 SEK 30.9K

$3,763 SEK 34.7K

-11.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,843 SEK 26.2K

$3,236 SEK 29.9K

-12.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.53

4.8

-5.62%

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

Last update for Umea: January 11, 2026

Last update for Lund: January 12, 2026

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