Cost of Living Comparison Between Lulea and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Lulea and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Lulea is 8.3% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 24.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lulea is 3.1% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 19.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.73 SEK 117

$15.92 SEK 147

-20.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$95.4 SEK 880

$109 SEK 1,004

-12.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.83 SEK 109

$11.79 SEK 109

0.34%

Cappuccino

$4.69 SEK 43.28

$4.97 SEK 45.85

-5.63%

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

$2.64 SEK 24.40

$3.21 SEK 29.65

-17.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.01 SEK 18.53

$2.56 SEK 23.66

-21.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.25 SEK 76.2

$8.29 SEK 76.5

-0.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.97 SEK 92.0

$8.48 SEK 78.3

17.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 SEK 17.36

$1.74 SEK 16.04

8.05%

White Bread (500g)

$3.51 SEK 32.36

$3.45 SEK 31.87

1.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$5.02 SEK 46.37

$4.10 SEK 37.82

22.44%

Eggs

$4.93 SEK 45.48

$4.52 SEK 41.72

9.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.76 SEK 118

$12.82 SEK 118

-0.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.80 SEK 127

$13.10 SEK 121

5.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$27.10 SEK 250

$19.00 SEK 175

42.63%

Apples (1kg)

$2.58 SEK 23.84

$3.59 SEK 33.16

-28.13%

Banana (1kg)

$2.80 SEK 25.86

$2.86 SEK 26.44

-2.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.54 SEK 23.46

$3.41 SEK 31.45

-25.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.51 SEK 41.59

$4.47 SEK 41.25

0.89%

Potato (1kg)

$2.24 SEK 20.68

$1.90 SEK 17.51

17.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.65 SEK 15.26

$1.80 SEK 16.59

-8.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.56 SEK 32.87

$2.63 SEK 24.26

35.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.47 SEK 13.56

$1.62 SEK 14.93

-9.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.17 SEK 66.1

$7.80 SEK 72.0

-8.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.09 SEK 121

$14.39 SEK 133

-9.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.89 SEK 17.47

$2.14 SEK 19.77

-11.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 SEK 17.14

$2.36 SEK 21.82

-21.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.28 SEK 30.29

$4.66 SEK 43.00

-29.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$60.1 SEK 555

$112 SEK 1,038

-46.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.21 SEK 85.0

$6.12 SEK 56.5

50.49%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.79 SEK 16.52

$1.66 SEK 15.30

7.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$73.3 SEK 677

$63.4 SEK 585

15.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.96 SEK 18.06

$1.82 SEK 16.79

7.69%

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

$32.3K SEK 298.0K

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

-1.67%

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

$35.2K SEK 324.6K

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

-0.09%

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

$171 SEK 1,577

$227 SEK 2,092

-24.59%

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

$31.88 SEK 294

$29.14 SEK 269

9.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.62 SEK 255

$41.78 SEK 386

-33.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.70 SEK 449

$47.67 SEK 440

2.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.42 SEK 345

$38.34 SEK 354

-2.40%

Cinema Ticket

$13.97 SEK 129

$18.18 SEK 168

-23.16%

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

$161 SEK 1,488

$163 SEK 1,504

-1.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,823 SEK 53.8K

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

-10.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$125 SEK 1,149

$98.2 SEK 906

26.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.84 SEK 312

$48.32 SEK 446

-29.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$128 SEK 1,185

$118 SEK 1,093

8.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$166 SEK 1,532

$207 SEK 1,908

-19.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$805 SEK 7,426

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

-49.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$577 SEK 5,327

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

-46.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,451 SEK 13.4K

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

-48.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,094 SEK 10.1K

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

-39.33%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,318 SEK 30.6K

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

-73.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,394 SEK 22.1K

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

-65.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,940 SEK 27.1K

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

-21.04%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.2

4.16

0.96%

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

Last update for Lulea: January 13, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: January 12, 2026

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