Cost of Living Comparison Between Uppsala and Malmo Cost of Living Comparison Between Uppsala and Malmo

😐 Solo nomad: Uppsala is 1.6% more expensive than Malmo without rent, and 6.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Uppsala is 4.4% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 9.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.83 SEK 145

$13.84 SEK 127

14.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.6 SEK 639

$84.3 SEK 774

-17.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.44 SEK 105

$12.70 SEK 117

-9.92%

Cappuccino

$4.81 SEK 44.11

$5.01 SEK 45.99

-3.99%

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

$2.65 SEK 24.30

$2.70 SEK 24.83

-1.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 SEK 20.40

$2.09 SEK 19.17

6.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.22 SEK 75.5

$7.93 SEK 72.8

3.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.85 SEK 81.2

$8.30 SEK 76.2

6.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.58 SEK 14.53

$1.74 SEK 15.97

-9.20%

White Bread (500g)

$2.74 SEK 25.17

$3.17 SEK 29.08

-13.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.44 SEK 40.74

$3.51 SEK 32.19

26.50%

Eggs

$5.12 SEK 46.97

$4.36 SEK 40.05

17.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.91 SEK 109

$12.22 SEK 112

-2.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.11 SEK 130

$12.74 SEK 117

10.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.20 SEK 158

$26.91 SEK 247

-36.08%

Apples (1kg)

$3.74 SEK 34.30

$3.41 SEK 31.28

9.68%

Banana (1kg)

$2.83 SEK 26.02

$2.93 SEK 26.94

-3.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.74 SEK 34.38

$3.33 SEK 30.53

12.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.00 SEK 45.94

$4.89 SEK 44.85

2.25%

Potato (1kg)

$1.60 SEK 14.68

$1.86 SEK 17.07

-13.98%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 SEK 16.26

$1.90 SEK 17.46

-6.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.61 SEK 23.98

$2.58 SEK 23.67

1.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.27 SEK 11.70

$1.28 SEK 11.78

-0.78%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.11 SEK 74.5

$7.79 SEK 71.5

4.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.57 SEK 97.1

$12.42 SEK 114

-14.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.48 SEK 22.77

$2.44 SEK 22.44

1.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.67 SEK 24.51

$2.78 SEK 25.52

-3.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.04 SEK 37.09

$3.33 SEK 30.58

21.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$107 SEK 984

$71.2 SEK 653

50.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.60 SEK 51.4

$6.56 SEK 60.2

-14.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.19 SEK 10.92

$2.54 SEK 23.34

-53.15%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$64.9 SEK 595

$55.9 SEK 513

16.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 SEK 18.25

$1.95 SEK 17.89

2.05%

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

$32.9K SEK 301.7K

$32.2K SEK 295.5K

2.09%

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

$34.8K SEK 319.4K

$33.8K SEK 310.0K

3.05%

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

$113 SEK 1,038

$156 SEK 1,433

-27.54%

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

$28.73 SEK 264

$29.62 SEK 272

-3.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.15 SEK 396

$39.85 SEK 366

8.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.01 SEK 349

$38.83 SEK 356

-2.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.39 SEK 261

$23.54 SEK 216

20.60%

Cinema Ticket

$19.75 SEK 181

$17.80 SEK 163

10.96%

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

$147 SEK 1,354

$160 SEK 1,472

-8.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,625 SEK 51.6K

$4,815 SEK 44.2K

16.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.6 SEK 805

$106 SEK 973

-17.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.80 SEK 375

$44.66 SEK 410

-8.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 SEK 930

$120 SEK 1,102

-15.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 SEK 1,432

$165 SEK 1,516

-5.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$938 SEK 8,611

$919 SEK 8,439

2.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$759 SEK 6,971

$788 SEK 7,235

-3.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,517 SEK 13.9K

$1,688 SEK 15.5K

-10.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,070 SEK 9,821

$1,353 SEK 12.4K

-20.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,608 SEK 51.5K

$4,520 SEK 41.5K

24.08%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,998 SEK 27.5K

$3,499 SEK 32.1K

-14.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,213 SEK 29.5K

$3,294 SEK 30.2K

-2.46%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.86

-1.23%

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

Last update for Uppsala: February 28, 2026

Last update for Malmo: March 2, 2026

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