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

🙂 Solo nomad: Uppsala is 3.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 21.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Uppsala is 12.6% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 23.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.98 SEK 146

$15.97 SEK 146

0.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.0 SEK 632

$112 SEK 1,024

-38.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.39 SEK 104

$11.55 SEK 106

-1.39%

Cappuccino

$4.74 SEK 43.41

$5.09 SEK 46.63

-6.88%

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

$2.62 SEK 24.04

$3.24 SEK 29.69

-19.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 SEK 20.68

$2.57 SEK 23.57

-12.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.37 SEK 76.7

$8.68 SEK 79.5

-3.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.88 SEK 81.4

$8.54 SEK 78.2

3.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.65 SEK 15.16

$1.78 SEK 16.31

-7.30%

White Bread (500g)

$2.78 SEK 25.51

$3.45 SEK 31.61

-19.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.48 SEK 41.04

$3.93 SEK 36.01

13.99%

Eggs

$5.00 SEK 45.76

$4.67 SEK 42.81

7.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.12 SEK 111

$12.82 SEK 117

-5.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.78 SEK 126

$13.08 SEK 120

5.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.76 SEK 154

$19.49 SEK 178

-14.01%

Apples (1kg)

$3.90 SEK 35.73

$3.51 SEK 32.11

11.11%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.07

$2.96 SEK 27.10

-3.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.71 SEK 33.95

$3.38 SEK 30.98

9.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.23 SEK 47.95

$4.63 SEK 42.44

12.96%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 SEK 14.59

$2.00 SEK 18.35

-20.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.82 SEK 16.69

$1.83 SEK 16.74

-0.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 23.81

$2.59 SEK 23.75

0.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 SEK 12.06

$1.63 SEK 14.91

-19.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.06 SEK 73.9

$7.79 SEK 71.4

3.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.45 SEK 95.7

$14.39 SEK 132

-27.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.39 SEK 21.88

$2.26 SEK 20.71

5.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 SEK 23.88

$2.32 SEK 21.27

12.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.18 SEK 38.33

$4.47 SEK 40.96

-6.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$108 SEK 989

$112 SEK 1,022

-3.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.74 SEK 52.5

$6.19 SEK 56.7

-7.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.19 SEK 10.90

$1.66 SEK 15.24

-28.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.6 SEK 582

$61.7 SEK 565

2.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.02 SEK 18.49

$1.80 SEK 16.48

12.22%

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

$32.9K SEK 301.8K

$32.1K SEK 294.1K

2.62%

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

$33.7K SEK 308.4K

$35.6K SEK 326.5K

-5.54%

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

$110 SEK 1,010

$228 SEK 2,087

-51.60%

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

$28.96 SEK 265

$29.58 SEK 271

-2.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.27 SEK 387

$42.50 SEK 389

-0.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.93 SEK 347

$46.54 SEK 426

-18.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.11 SEK 257

$38.43 SEK 352

-26.85%

Cinema Ticket

$19.84 SEK 182

$17.95 SEK 164

10.53%

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

$146 SEK 1,338

$165 SEK 1,509

-11.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,481 SEK 50.2K

$6,461 SEK 59.2K

-15.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$89.3 SEK 818

$98.8 SEK 905

-9.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.23 SEK 387

$50.2 SEK 460

-15.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.4 SEK 902

$119 SEK 1,090

-17.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$157 SEK 1,434

$204 SEK 1,871

-23.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$917 SEK 8,403

$1,563 SEK 14.3K

-41.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$751 SEK 6,875

$1,089 SEK 9,976

-31.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,530 SEK 14.0K

$2,802 SEK 25.7K

-45.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,088 SEK 9,969

$1,780 SEK 16.3K

-38.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,641 SEK 51.7K

$12.1K SEK 110.7K

-53.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,039 SEK 27.8K

$6,717 SEK 61.5K

-54.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,116 SEK 28.5K

$3,938 SEK 36.1K

-20.86%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: April 13, 2026

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