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

😐 Solo nomad: Umea is 3% more expensive than Lund without rent, and 12.2% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Umea is 4% more expensive than Lund without rent, and 10.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.05 SEK 149

$12.84 SEK 119

25.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$84.1 SEK 779

$85.8 SEK 794

-1.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.51 SEK 107

$11.74 SEK 109

-1.96%

Cappuccino

$4.19 SEK 38.81

$5.11 SEK 47.35

-18.00%

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

$3.32 SEK 30.75

$2.92 SEK 27.04

13.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 SEK 23.23

$2.06 SEK 19.03

21.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.72 SEK 80.8

$8.40 SEK 77.8

3.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.68 SEK 71.1

$7.57 SEK 70.1

1.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.00

$1.60 SEK 14.85

8.12%

White Bread (500g)

$3.61 SEK 33.41

$2.21 SEK 20.44

63.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.17 SEK 38.64

$2.93 SEK 27.14

42.32%

Eggs

$4.23 SEK 39.21

$4.44 SEK 41.15

-4.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.66 SEK 108

$12.87 SEK 119

-9.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.30 SEK 105

$11.70 SEK 108

-3.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.50 SEK 171

$17.00 SEK 157

8.82%

Apples (1kg)

$2.81 SEK 26.05

$3.29 SEK 30.44

-14.59%

Banana (1kg)

$2.31 SEK 21.37

$2.88 SEK 26.65

-19.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.99 SEK 27.65

$2.92 SEK 27.01

2.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.59 SEK 42.54

$4.45 SEK 41.17

3.15%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 SEK 16.02

$1.67 SEK 15.49

3.59%

Onion (1kg)

$1.74 SEK 16.10

$1.60 SEK 14.79

8.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.65 SEK 24.56

$2.53 SEK 23.47

4.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 SEK 14.33

$1.28 SEK 11.85

21.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.83 SEK 63.2

$8.31 SEK 76.9

-17.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.83 SEK 100

$18.43 SEK 171

-41.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 SEK 15.46

$1.95 SEK 18.05

-14.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 SEK 20.26

$2.18 SEK 20.17

0.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.03 SEK 28.06

$3.31 SEK 30.65

-8.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$60.9 SEK 564

$66.3 SEK 614

-8.10%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.21 SEK 48.24

$5.43 SEK 50.3

-4.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 SEK 14.89

$1.89 SEK 17.50

-14.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$45.84 SEK 425

$63.9 SEK 591

-28.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.02

$1.91 SEK 17.70

2.09%

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

$33.2K SEK 307.0K

$33.0K SEK 305.8K

0.39%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

$34.3K SEK 318.0K

3.29%

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

$68.1 SEK 631

$120 SEK 1,111

-43.22%

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

$34.28 SEK 317

$29.14 SEK 270

17.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.42 SEK 254

$40.44 SEK 374

-32.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.9 SEK 472

$39.13 SEK 362

30.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.81 SEK 359

$24.45 SEK 226

58.73%

Cinema Ticket

$15.86 SEK 147

$18.09 SEK 167

-12.33%

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

$148 SEK 1,370

$175 SEK 1,618

-15.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,139 SEK 38.3K

$4,094 SEK 37.9K

1.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 SEK 940

$79.0 SEK 732

28.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.08 SEK 362

$61.0 SEK 565

-35.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$126 SEK 1,163

$107 SEK 988

17.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 SEK 1,234

$130 SEK 1,199

2.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$806 SEK 7,466

$960 SEK 8,894

-16.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$543 SEK 5,024

$774 SEK 7,168

-29.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,190 SEK 11.0K

$1,625 SEK 15.0K

-26.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$875 SEK 8,098

$1,317 SEK 12.2K

-33.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,984 SEK 46.2K

$6,540 SEK 60.6K

-23.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,251 SEK 30.1K

$3,636 SEK 33.7K

-10.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,855 SEK 26.4K

$3,222 SEK 29.8K

-11.39%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Lund: February 28, 2026

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