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

🙂 Solo nomad: Umea is 12.5% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 33.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Umea is 14.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 26.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.53 SEK 143

$15.92 SEK 147

-2.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.8 SEK 765

$109 SEK 1,004

-23.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.49 SEK 106

$11.79 SEK 109

-2.54%

Cappuccino

$4.15 SEK 38.32

$4.97 SEK 45.85

-16.50%

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

$3.43 SEK 31.69

$3.21 SEK 29.65

6.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 SEK 22.78

$2.56 SEK 23.66

-3.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.15 SEK 84.5

$8.29 SEK 76.5

10.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.50 SEK 69.2

$8.48 SEK 78.3

-11.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 SEK 15.88

$1.74 SEK 16.04

-1.15%

White Bread (500g)

$3.52 SEK 32.48

$3.45 SEK 31.87

2.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.17 SEK 38.48

$4.10 SEK 37.82

1.71%

Eggs

$4.30 SEK 39.66

$4.52 SEK 41.72

-4.87%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.72 SEK 108

$12.82 SEK 118

-8.58%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.39 SEK 105

$13.10 SEK 121

-13.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.79 SEK 173

$19.00 SEK 175

-1.11%

Apples (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 26.57

$3.59 SEK 33.16

-19.78%

Banana (1kg)

$2.32 SEK 21.44

$2.86 SEK 26.44

-18.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.97 SEK 27.45

$3.41 SEK 31.45

-12.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.36 SEK 40.25

$4.47 SEK 41.25

-2.46%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 SEK 15.88

$1.90 SEK 17.51

-9.47%

Onion (1kg)

$1.75 SEK 16.18

$1.80 SEK 16.59

-2.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.59 SEK 23.92

$2.63 SEK 24.26

-1.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.42

$1.62 SEK 14.93

-3.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.96 SEK 64.2

$7.80 SEK 72.0

-10.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.03 SEK 102

$14.39 SEK 133

-23.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 SEK 16.05

$2.14 SEK 19.77

-18.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.71

$2.36 SEK 21.82

-9.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.13 SEK 28.87

$4.66 SEK 43.00

-32.83%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$59.0 SEK 544

$112 SEK 1,038

-47.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.22 SEK 48.17

$6.12 SEK 56.5

-14.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.65 SEK 15.20

$1.66 SEK 15.30

-0.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$47.11 SEK 435

$63.4 SEK 585

-25.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.88 SEK 17.35

$1.82 SEK 16.79

3.30%

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

$32.3K SEK 298.1K

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

-1.63%

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

$35.5K SEK 327.8K

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

0.88%

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

$68.9 SEK 636

$227 SEK 2,092

-69.61%

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

$34.38 SEK 317

$29.14 SEK 269

17.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.32 SEK 252

$41.78 SEK 386

-34.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 SEK 474

$47.67 SEK 440

7.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.92 SEK 350

$38.34 SEK 354

-1.10%

Cinema Ticket

$15.83 SEK 146

$18.18 SEK 168

-12.93%

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

$145 SEK 1,337

$163 SEK 1,504

-11.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,163 SEK 38.4K

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

-35.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.7 SEK 911

$98.2 SEK 906

0.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.09 SEK 352

$48.32 SEK 446

-21.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$123 SEK 1,135

$118 SEK 1,093

3.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 SEK 1,227

$207 SEK 1,908

-35.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$794 SEK 7,330

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

-50.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$550 SEK 5,079

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-49.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,183 SEK 10.9K

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

-57.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$879 SEK 8,113

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

-51.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,979 SEK 46.0K

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

-59.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,346 SEK 30.9K

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

-51.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,843 SEK 26.2K

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

-23.64%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

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