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

🙂 Solo nomad: Umea is 14% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 32.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Umea is 13.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 29% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.59 SEK 147

$15.66 SEK 148

-0.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.8 SEK 782

$109 SEK 1,029

-23.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.55 SEK 109

$11.65 SEK 110

-0.86%

Cappuccino

$4.25 SEK 40.11

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-16.17%

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

$3.3 SEK 31.19

$3.14 SEK 29.69

5.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.6 SEK 24.55

$2.56 SEK 24.21

1.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.15 SEK 86.4

$8.35 SEK 78.9

9.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.5 SEK 70.9

$8.53 SEK 80.6

-12.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.76 SEK 16.59

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-2.76%

White Bread (500g)

$3.47 SEK 32.81

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-0.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.3 SEK 40.64

$3.93 SEK 37.12

9.41%

Eggs

$4.26 SEK 40.22

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-5.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.57 SEK 109

$12.8 SEK 121

-9.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.09 SEK 105

$12.87 SEK 122

-13.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.59 SEK 176

$19.5 SEK 184

-4.67%

Apples (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.2

$3.51 SEK 33.16

-17.95%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 SEK 22.37

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-17.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.82 SEK 26.63

$3.38 SEK 31.89

-16.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.55 SEK 42.96

$4.5 SEK 42.52

1.11%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 SEK 15.84

$1.98 SEK 18.7

-15.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 SEK 16.68

$1.89 SEK 17.85

-6.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.52 SEK 23.76

$2.55 SEK 24.11

-1.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 SEK 14.66

$1.56 SEK 14.78

-0.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.66 SEK 63

$7.97 SEK 75.3

-16.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.56 SEK 99.8

$12.82 SEK 121

-17.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.66 SEK 15.72

$2.18 SEK 20.57

-23.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 SEK 19.95

$2.3 SEK 21.69

-8.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.99 SEK 28.22

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-33.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$60.5 SEK 571

$113 SEK 1,072

-46.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.2 SEK 49.09

$6.39 SEK 60.4

-18.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.67 SEK 15.73

$1.6 SEK 15.09

4.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$46.79 SEK 442

$62.3 SEK 588

-24.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.91 SEK 18.09

$1.85 SEK 17.49

3.24%

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

$32.3K SEK 305.1K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

0.55%

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

$34.3K SEK 323.8K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

-0.91%

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

$67.9 SEK 641

$223 SEK 2,111

-69.62%

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

$35.26 SEK 333

$29.2 SEK 276

20.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.21 SEK 257

$43.06 SEK 407

-36.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.5 SEK 477

$47.75 SEK 451

5.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.79 SEK 366

$37.8 SEK 357

2.62%

Cinema Ticket

$15.83 SEK 150

$17.68 SEK 167

-10.46%

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

$147 SEK 1,393

$164 SEK 1,549

-10.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,138 SEK 39.1K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

-36.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$100 SEK 946

$98.8 SEK 933

1.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.18 SEK 361

$50 SEK 473

-23.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 SEK 1,180

$118 SEK 1,113

6.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 SEK 1,253

$207 SEK 1,954

-35.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$803 SEK 7,587

$1,584 SEK 15K

-49.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$547 SEK 5,168

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-50.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,193 SEK 11.3K

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-56.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$870 SEK 8,220

$1,799 SEK 17K

-51.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,816 SEK 45.5K

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-58.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,218 SEK 30.4K

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-50.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,755 SEK 26K

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

-25.02%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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