Cost of Living Comparison Between Umea and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Umea and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Umea is 13.3% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 32.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Umea is 12% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.05 SEK 149

$15.96 SEK 148

0.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$84.1 SEK 779

$112 SEK 1,039

-25.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.51 SEK 107

$11.72 SEK 109

-1.79%

Cappuccino

$4.19 SEK 38.81

$5.02 SEK 46.53

-16.53%

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

$3.32 SEK 30.75

$3.21 SEK 29.75

3.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 SEK 23.23

$2.58 SEK 23.91

-2.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.72 SEK 80.8

$8.65 SEK 80.1

0.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.68 SEK 71.1

$8.24 SEK 76.3

-6.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.00

$1.73 SEK 16.04

White Bread (500g)

$3.61 SEK 33.41

$3.37 SEK 31.24

7.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.17 SEK 38.64

$3.92 SEK 36.30

6.38%

Eggs

$4.23 SEK 39.21

$4.74 SEK 43.93

-10.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.66 SEK 108

$12.99 SEK 120

-10.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.30 SEK 105

$13.24 SEK 123

-14.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.50 SEK 171

$19.28 SEK 179

-4.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.81 SEK 26.05

$3.59 SEK 33.27

-21.73%

Banana (1kg)

$2.31 SEK 21.37

$2.85 SEK 26.41

-18.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.99 SEK 27.65

$3.48 SEK 32.24

-14.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.59 SEK 42.54

$4.62 SEK 42.75

-0.65%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 SEK 16.02

$1.97 SEK 18.24

-12.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.74 SEK 16.10

$1.85 SEK 17.14

-5.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.65 SEK 24.56

$2.60 SEK 24.10

1.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 SEK 14.33

$1.57 SEK 14.50

-1.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.83 SEK 63.2

$7.94 SEK 73.5

-13.98%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.83 SEK 100

$14.32 SEK 133

-24.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 SEK 15.46

$2.17 SEK 20.07

-23.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 SEK 20.26

$2.33 SEK 21.57

-6.01%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.03 SEK 28.06

$4.65 SEK 43.01

-34.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$60.9 SEK 564

$111 SEK 1,027

-45.04%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.21 SEK 48.24

$6.39 SEK 59.1

-18.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 SEK 14.89

$1.57 SEK 14.56

2.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$45.84 SEK 425

$63.4 SEK 587

-27.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.02

$1.81 SEK 16.78

7.73%

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

$33.2K SEK 307.0K

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

0.60%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

-0.00%

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

$68.1 SEK 631

$224 SEK 2,070

-69.52%

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

$34.28 SEK 317

$29.07 SEK 269

17.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.42 SEK 254

$41.95 SEK 388

-34.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.9 SEK 472

$46.51 SEK 431

9.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.81 SEK 359

$38.07 SEK 353

1.94%

Cinema Ticket

$15.86 SEK 147

$17.67 SEK 164

-10.24%

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

$148 SEK 1,370

$159 SEK 1,472

-6.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,139 SEK 38.3K

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

-36.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 SEK 940

$95.3 SEK 882

6.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.08 SEK 362

$49.55 SEK 459

-21.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$126 SEK 1,163

$120 SEK 1,107

5.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 SEK 1,234

$203 SEK 1,878

-34.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$806 SEK 7,466

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

-49.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$543 SEK 5,024

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

-50.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,190 SEK 11.0K

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

-57.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$875 SEK 8,098

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

-51.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,984 SEK 46.2K

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

-58.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,251 SEK 30.1K

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

-51.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,855 SEK 26.4K

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

-26.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.53

4.16

8.89%

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

Last update for Umea: March 2, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

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