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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lulea is 9.3% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 10.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lulea is 8.6% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 5.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.80 SEK 119

$13.63 SEK 126

-6.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.9 SEK 879

$91.5 SEK 847

3.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.69 SEK 108

$10.68 SEK 98.9

9.46%

Cappuccino

$4.82 SEK 44.63

$4.78 SEK 44.22

0.84%

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

$2.69 SEK 24.88

$3.08 SEK 28.51

-12.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.09 SEK 19.33

$2.53 SEK 23.43

-17.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.33 SEK 77.1

$7.59 SEK 70.3

9.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.10 SEK 93.5

$7.71 SEK 71.4

31.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.96 SEK 18.11

$1.74 SEK 16.15

12.64%

White Bread (500g)

$3.56 SEK 32.94

$3.03 SEK 28.02

17.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$5.01 SEK 46.35

$3.37 SEK 31.20

48.66%

Eggs

$4.82 SEK 44.65

$4.48 SEK 41.47

7.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.25 SEK 123

$11.45 SEK 106

15.72%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.15 SEK 131

$12.17 SEK 113

16.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$27.18 SEK 252

$19.03 SEK 176

42.83%

Apples (1kg)

$2.58 SEK 23.92

$3.16 SEK 29.22

-18.35%

Banana (1kg)

$2.73 SEK 25.30

$2.78 SEK 25.74

-1.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.50 SEK 23.14

$3.03 SEK 28.04

-17.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.50 SEK 41.65

$4.40 SEK 40.70

2.27%

Potato (1kg)

$2.25 SEK 20.80

$1.76 SEK 16.27

27.84%

Onion (1kg)

$1.60 SEK 14.79

$1.89 SEK 17.46

-15.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.54 SEK 32.83

$2.30 SEK 21.25

53.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.50 SEK 13.86

$1.59 SEK 14.76

-5.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.38 SEK 68.3

$7.76 SEK 71.9

-4.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.06 SEK 121

$13.31 SEK 123

-1.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.91 SEK 17.73

$2.25 SEK 20.88

-15.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 SEK 17.35

$2.61 SEK 24.15

-28.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.43 SEK 31.72

$3.85 SEK 35.61

-10.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$58.6 SEK 543

$88.3 SEK 818

-33.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.63 SEK 89.2

$10.24 SEK 94.8

-5.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.72 SEK 15.90

$1.66 SEK 15.36

3.61%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$74.7 SEK 692

$61.6 SEK 570

21.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.87 SEK 17.28

$1.86 SEK 17.24

0.54%

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

$32.4K SEK 299.9K

$32.7K SEK 302.8K

-0.97%

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

$35.7K SEK 330.2K

$35.2K SEK 325.9K

1.31%

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

$173 SEK 1,598

$137 SEK 1,272

25.68%

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

$32.85 SEK 304

$25.52 SEK 236

28.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.19 SEK 261

$38.06 SEK 352

-25.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.47 SEK 458

$41.92 SEK 388

18.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$36.90 SEK 342

$24.66 SEK 228

49.64%

Cinema Ticket

$13.94 SEK 129

$17.80 SEK 165

-21.69%

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

$159 SEK 1,470

$175 SEK 1,622

-9.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,706 SEK 52.8K

$4,135 SEK 38.3K

38.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$125 SEK 1,158

$90.3 SEK 836

38.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.82 SEK 313

$39.80 SEK 369

-15.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$128 SEK 1,188

$96.2 SEK 891

33.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$171 SEK 1,587

$154 SEK 1,430

10.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$808 SEK 7,479

$1,127 SEK 10.4K

-28.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$593 SEK 5,493

$879 SEK 8,139

-32.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,408 SEK 13.0K

$1,884 SEK 17.4K

-25.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,076 SEK 9,968

$1,410 SEK 13.1K

-23.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,306 SEK 30.6K

$6,397 SEK 59.2K

-48.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,428 SEK 22.5K

$4,045 SEK 37.5K

-39.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,933 SEK 27.2K

$4,022 SEK 37.2K

-27.07%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.2

4.33

-3.00%

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

Last update for Lulea: March 2, 2026

Last update for Gothenburg: March 1, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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