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

🙂 Solo nomad: Umea is 9.5% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 34.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Umea is 11.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 27.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.68 SEK 144

$15.97 SEK 146

-1.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$83.4 SEK 763

$112 SEK 1,024

-25.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.79 SEK 108

$11.55 SEK 106

2.08%

Cappuccino

$4.29 SEK 39.28

$5.09 SEK 46.63

-15.72%

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

$3.36 SEK 30.74

$3.24 SEK 29.69

3.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.60 SEK 23.83

$2.57 SEK 23.57

1.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.14 SEK 83.7

$8.68 SEK 79.5

5.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.53 SEK 69.0

$8.54 SEK 78.2

-11.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 SEK 15.77

$1.78 SEK 16.31

-3.37%

White Bread (500g)

$3.50 SEK 32.10

$3.45 SEK 31.61

1.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.23 SEK 38.75

$3.93 SEK 36.01

7.63%

Eggs

$4.31 SEK 39.51

$4.67 SEK 42.81

-7.71%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.58 SEK 106

$12.82 SEK 117

-9.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.97 SEK 100

$13.08 SEK 120

-16.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.65 SEK 171

$19.49 SEK 178

-4.31%

Apples (1kg)

$2.78 SEK 25.48

$3.51 SEK 32.11

-20.80%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 SEK 21.75

$2.96 SEK 27.10

-19.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.99 SEK 27.36

$3.38 SEK 30.98

-11.54%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.56 SEK 41.81

$4.63 SEK 42.44

-1.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.71 SEK 15.63

$2.00 SEK 18.35

-14.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.78 SEK 16.30

$1.83 SEK 16.74

-2.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.55 SEK 23.39

$2.59 SEK 23.75

-1.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.54 SEK 14.06

$1.63 SEK 14.91

-5.52%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.89 SEK 63.1

$7.79 SEK 71.4

-11.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.53 SEK 106

$14.39 SEK 132

-19.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 SEK 15.87

$2.26 SEK 20.71

-23.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 SEK 20.06

$2.32 SEK 21.27

-5.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.03 SEK 27.79

$4.47 SEK 40.96

-32.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$59.2 SEK 542

$112 SEK 1,022

-46.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.20 SEK 47.59

$6.19 SEK 56.7

-15.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.23

$1.66 SEK 15.24

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$45.91 SEK 421

$61.7 SEK 565

-25.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.90 SEK 17.43

$1.80 SEK 16.48

5.56%

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

$33.2K SEK 303.8K

$32.1K SEK 294.1K

3.28%

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

$34.6K SEK 316.8K

$35.6K SEK 326.5K

-2.96%

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

$69.6 SEK 637

$228 SEK 2,087

-69.46%

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

$34.52 SEK 316

$29.58 SEK 271

16.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.59 SEK 253

$42.50 SEK 389

-35.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.7 SEK 473

$46.54 SEK 426

10.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.44 SEK 361

$38.43 SEK 352

2.63%

Cinema Ticket

$15.91 SEK 146

$17.95 SEK 164

-11.36%

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

$147 SEK 1,345

$165 SEK 1,509

-10.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,118 SEK 37.7K

$6,461 SEK 59.2K

-36.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 SEK 928

$98.8 SEK 905

2.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.08 SEK 349

$50.2 SEK 460

-24.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$126 SEK 1,154

$119 SEK 1,090

5.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$134 SEK 1,224

$204 SEK 1,871

-34.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$784 SEK 7,178

$1,563 SEK 14.3K

-49.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$546 SEK 5,005

$1,089 SEK 9,976

-49.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,161 SEK 10.6K

$2,802 SEK 25.7K

-58.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$895 SEK 8,200

$1,780 SEK 16.3K

-49.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,080 SEK 46.5K

$12.1K SEK 110.7K

-57.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,237 SEK 29.6K

$6,717 SEK 61.5K

-51.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,891 SEK 26.5K

$3,938 SEK 36.1K

-26.59%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: April 13, 2026

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