Cost of Living Comparison Between Uppsala and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Uppsala and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Uppsala is 7.6% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 21.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Uppsala is 12.8% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 24.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.12 SEK 152

$15.66 SEK 148

2.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$67.8 SEK 640

$109 SEK 1,029

-37.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.46 SEK 108

$11.65 SEK 110

-1.63%

Cappuccino

$4.84 SEK 45.74

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-4.54%

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

$2.66 SEK 25.13

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-15.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 SEK 20.97

$2.56 SEK 24.21

-13.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.5 SEK 80.3

$8.35 SEK 78.9

1.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.82 SEK 83.4

$8.53 SEK 80.6

3.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 SEK 15.47

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-9.39%

White Bread (500g)

$2.86 SEK 26.98

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-17.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.51 SEK 42.64

$3.93 SEK 37.12

14.76%

Eggs

$5.21 SEK 49.2

$4.51 SEK 42.6

15.52%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12 SEK 113

$12.8 SEK 121

-6.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.83 SEK 131

$12.87 SEK 122

7.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.12 SEK 162

$19.5 SEK 184

-12.21%

Apples (1kg)

$3.88 SEK 36.67

$3.51 SEK 33.16

10.54%

Banana (1kg)

$2.86 SEK 27.04

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-0.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.61 SEK 34.13

$3.38 SEK 31.89

6.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.98 SEK 47.03

$4.5 SEK 42.52

10.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.64 SEK 15.49

$1.98 SEK 18.7

-17.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.82 SEK 17.21

$1.89 SEK 17.85

-3.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.71 SEK 25.63

$2.55 SEK 24.11

6.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 SEK 12.44

$1.56 SEK 14.78

-15.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.89 SEK 74.5

$7.97 SEK 75.3

-1.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 SEK 94.2

$12.82 SEK 121

-22.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.47 SEK 23.32

$2.18 SEK 20.57

13.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 24.36

$2.3 SEK 21.69

12.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.03 SEK 38.1

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-10.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$110 SEK 1,036

$113 SEK 1,072

-3.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.55 SEK 52.5

$6.39 SEK 60.4

-13.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 SEK 11.6

$1.6 SEK 15.09

-23.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$65.9 SEK 623

$62.3 SEK 588

5.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2 SEK 18.87

$1.85 SEK 17.49

8.11%

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

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

1.02%

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

$34.3K SEK 324.5K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

-0.71%

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

$110 SEK 1,041

$223 SEK 2,111

-50.68%

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

$29.06 SEK 275

$29.2 SEK 276

-0.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.34 SEK 409

$43.06 SEK 407

0.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.92 SEK 368

$47.75 SEK 451

-18.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$27.48 SEK 260

$37.8 SEK 357

-27.30%

Cinema Ticket

$19.88 SEK 188

$17.68 SEK 167

12.44%

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

$145 SEK 1,367

$164 SEK 1,549

-11.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,491 SEK 51.9K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

-15.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.5 SEK 827

$98.8 SEK 933

-11.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.18 SEK 389

$50 SEK 473

-17.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.2 SEK 928

$118 SEK 1,113

-16.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$158 SEK 1,492

$207 SEK 1,954

-23.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$919 SEK 8,686

$1,584 SEK 15K

-41.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$748 SEK 7,063

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-31.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,521 SEK 14.4K

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-44.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,095 SEK 10.3K

$1,799 SEK 17K

-39.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,141 SEK 48.6K

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-56.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,544 SEK 33.5K

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-45.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,691 SEK 25.4K

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

-26.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.8

4.16

15.38%

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

Last update for Uppsala: October 27, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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