Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Lulea Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Lulea

🙂 Solo nomad: Gothenburg is 0.6% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 6.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gothenburg is 9.7% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 6.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.65 SEK 126

$12.73 SEK 117

7.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$90.8 SEK 838

$95.4 SEK 880

-4.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.72 SEK 99.0

$11.83 SEK 109

-9.38%

Cappuccino

$4.95 SEK 45.73

$4.69 SEK 43.28

5.54%

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

$3.00 SEK 27.66

$2.64 SEK 24.40

13.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 SEK 23.29

$2.01 SEK 18.53

25.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.49 SEK 69.1

$8.25 SEK 76.2

-9.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.09 SEK 74.7

$9.97 SEK 92.0

-18.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 SEK 16.18

$1.88 SEK 17.36

-6.91%

White Bread (500g)

$2.97 SEK 27.45

$3.51 SEK 32.36

-15.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.34 SEK 30.80

$5.02 SEK 46.37

-33.47%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.71

$4.93 SEK 45.48

-8.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.54 SEK 107

$12.76 SEK 118

-9.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.20 SEK 113

$13.80 SEK 127

-11.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.69 SEK 173

$27.10 SEK 250

-31.03%

Apples (1kg)

$3.07 SEK 28.38

$2.58 SEK 23.84

18.99%

Banana (1kg)

$2.65 SEK 24.50

$2.80 SEK 25.86

-5.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.03 SEK 27.95

$2.54 SEK 23.46

19.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.15 SEK 38.27

$4.51 SEK 41.59

-7.98%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 SEK 15.47

$2.24 SEK 20.68

-25.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.18

$1.65 SEK 15.26

12.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.30 SEK 21.24

$3.56 SEK 32.87

-35.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.43

$1.47 SEK 13.56

6.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.01 SEK 73.9

$7.17 SEK 66.1

11.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.02 SEK 120

$13.09 SEK 121

-0.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.11

$1.89 SEK 17.47

15.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 SEK 23.18

$1.86 SEK 17.14

34.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.80 SEK 35.07

$3.28 SEK 30.29

15.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$90.5 SEK 835

$60.1 SEK 555

50.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.47 SEK 96.6

$9.21 SEK 85.0

13.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.63 SEK 15.08

$1.79 SEK 16.52

-8.94%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61.7 SEK 569

$73.3 SEK 677

-15.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.01

$1.96 SEK 18.06

-0.51%

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

$32.4K SEK 299.3K

$32.3K SEK 298.0K

0.43%

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

$35.1K SEK 323.7K

$35.2K SEK 324.6K

-0.28%

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

$138 SEK 1,272

$171 SEK 1,577

-19.38%

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

$25.21 SEK 233

$31.88 SEK 294

-20.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.92 SEK 359

$27.62 SEK 255

40.91%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.96 SEK 387

$48.70 SEK 449

-13.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.67 SEK 228

$37.42 SEK 345

-34.07%

Cinema Ticket

$17.86 SEK 165

$13.97 SEK 129

27.85%

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

$177 SEK 1,634

$161 SEK 1,488

9.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,214 SEK 38.9K

$5,823 SEK 53.8K

-27.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$88.4 SEK 815

$125 SEK 1,149

-29.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.32 SEK 363

$33.84 SEK 312

16.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.6 SEK 891

$128 SEK 1,185

-24.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 SEK 1,439

$166 SEK 1,532

-6.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,140 SEK 10.5K

$805 SEK 7,426

41.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$850 SEK 7,849

$577 SEK 5,327

47.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,888 SEK 17.4K

$1,451 SEK 13.4K

30.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,432 SEK 13.2K

$1,094 SEK 10.1K

30.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,611 SEK 61.0K

$3,318 SEK 30.6K

99.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,219 SEK 38.9K

$2,394 SEK 22.1K

76.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,890 SEK 35.9K

$2,940 SEK 27.1K

32.33%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.33

4.2

3.10%

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

Last update for Gothenburg: January 11, 2026

Last update for Lulea: January 13, 2026

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