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

😐 Solo nomad: Lulea is 1.4% more expensive than Stockholm without rent, and 23.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lulea is 1.4% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 20% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.64 SEK 119

$15.66 SEK 148

-19.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.3 SEK 891

$109 SEK 1,029

-13.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.85 SEK 112

$11.65 SEK 110

1.72%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.94

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-4.14%

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

$2.55 SEK 24.07

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-18.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 SEK 19.45

$2.56 SEK 24.21

-19.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.41 SEK 79.5

$8.35 SEK 78.9

0.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.94 SEK 93.9

$8.53 SEK 80.6

16.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.94 SEK 18.29

$1.81 SEK 17.08

7.18%

White Bread (500g)

$3.42 SEK 32.33

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-1.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$5.18 SEK 48.94

$3.93 SEK 37.12

31.81%

Eggs

$4.91 SEK 46.43

$4.51 SEK 42.6

8.87%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.75 SEK 120

$12.8 SEK 121

-0.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.1 SEK 133

$12.87 SEK 122

9.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$27.09 SEK 256

$19.5 SEK 184

38.92%

Apples (1kg)

$2.68 SEK 25.31

$3.51 SEK 33.16

-23.65%

Banana (1kg)

$2.8 SEK 26.47

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-2.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 SEK 24.38

$3.38 SEK 31.89

-23.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.41 SEK 41.62

$4.5 SEK 42.52

-2.00%

Potato (1kg)

$2.17 SEK 20.5

$1.98 SEK 18.7

9.60%

Onion (1kg)

$1.63 SEK 15.41

$1.89 SEK 17.85

-13.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.57 SEK 33.77

$2.55 SEK 24.11

40.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.52 SEK 14.33

$1.56 SEK 14.78

-2.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.26 SEK 68.6

$7.97 SEK 75.3

-8.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.61 SEK 119

$12.82 SEK 121

-1.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 SEK 17.34

$2.18 SEK 20.57

-15.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 SEK 17.67

$2.3 SEK 21.69

-18.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.33 SEK 31.5

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-26.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$59 SEK 557

$113 SEK 1,072

-48.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.38 SEK 88.6

$6.39 SEK 60.4

46.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.8 SEK 17.02

$1.6 SEK 15.09

12.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$72.9 SEK 688

$62.3 SEK 588

17.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.89 SEK 17.87

$1.85 SEK 17.49

2.16%

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

$32.9K SEK 310.9K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

2.47%

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

$35.9K SEK 339.4K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

3.84%

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

$171 SEK 1,612

$223 SEK 2,111

-23.64%

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

$32 SEK 302

$29.2 SEK 276

9.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.55 SEK 260

$43.06 SEK 407

-36.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.89 SEK 471

$47.75 SEK 451

4.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$36.53 SEK 345

$37.8 SEK 357

-3.36%

Cinema Ticket

$13.53 SEK 128

$17.68 SEK 167

-23.47%

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

$162 SEK 1,530

$164 SEK 1,549

-1.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,820 SEK 55K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

-10.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$126 SEK 1,186

$98.8 SEK 933

27.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.83 SEK 329

$50 SEK 473

-30.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$130 SEK 1,231

$118 SEK 1,113

10.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$169 SEK 1,593

$207 SEK 1,954

-18.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$807 SEK 7,628

$1,584 SEK 15K

-49.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$586 SEK 5,540

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

-46.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,403 SEK 13.3K

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-48.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,062 SEK 10K

$1,799 SEK 17K

-40.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,909 SEK 27.5K

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-75.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,330 SEK 22K

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-64.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

11.79%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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