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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lulea is 19.5% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 24.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lulea is 19.2% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 19.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.80 SEK 119

$15.96 SEK 148

-19.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.9 SEK 879

$112 SEK 1,039

-15.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.69 SEK 108

$11.72 SEK 109

-0.26%

Cappuccino

$4.82 SEK 44.63

$5.02 SEK 46.53

-3.98%

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

$2.69 SEK 24.88

$3.21 SEK 29.75

-16.20%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.09 SEK 19.33

$2.58 SEK 23.91

-18.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.33 SEK 77.1

$8.65 SEK 80.1

-3.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.10 SEK 93.5

$8.24 SEK 76.3

22.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.96 SEK 18.11

$1.73 SEK 16.04

13.29%

White Bread (500g)

$3.56 SEK 32.94

$3.37 SEK 31.24

5.64%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$5.01 SEK 46.35

$3.92 SEK 36.30

27.81%

Eggs

$4.82 SEK 44.65

$4.74 SEK 43.93

1.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.25 SEK 123

$12.99 SEK 120

2.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.15 SEK 131

$13.24 SEK 123

6.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$27.18 SEK 252

$19.28 SEK 179

40.98%

Apples (1kg)

$2.58 SEK 23.92

$3.59 SEK 33.27

-28.13%

Banana (1kg)

$2.73 SEK 25.30

$2.85 SEK 26.41

-4.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.50 SEK 23.14

$3.48 SEK 32.24

-28.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.50 SEK 41.65

$4.62 SEK 42.75

-2.60%

Potato (1kg)

$2.25 SEK 20.80

$1.97 SEK 18.24

14.21%

Onion (1kg)

$1.60 SEK 14.79

$1.85 SEK 17.14

-13.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.54 SEK 32.83

$2.60 SEK 24.10

36.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.50 SEK 13.86

$1.57 SEK 14.50

-4.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.38 SEK 68.3

$7.94 SEK 73.5

-7.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.06 SEK 121

$14.32 SEK 133

-8.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.91 SEK 17.73

$2.17 SEK 20.07

-11.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 SEK 17.35

$2.33 SEK 21.57

-19.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.43 SEK 31.72

$4.65 SEK 43.01

-26.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$58.6 SEK 543

$111 SEK 1,027

-47.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.63 SEK 89.2

$6.39 SEK 59.1

50.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.72 SEK 15.90

$1.57 SEK 14.56

9.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$74.7 SEK 692

$63.4 SEK 587

17.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.87 SEK 17.28

$1.81 SEK 16.78

3.31%

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

$32.4K SEK 299.9K

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

-1.73%

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

$35.7K SEK 330.2K

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

0.51%

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

$173 SEK 1,598

$224 SEK 2,070

-22.78%

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

$32.85 SEK 304

$29.07 SEK 269

13.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.19 SEK 261

$41.95 SEK 388

-32.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.47 SEK 458

$46.51 SEK 431

6.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$36.90 SEK 342

$38.07 SEK 353

-3.07%

Cinema Ticket

$13.94 SEK 129

$17.67 SEK 164

-21.11%

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

$159 SEK 1,470

$159 SEK 1,472

-0.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,706 SEK 52.8K

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

-12.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$125 SEK 1,158

$95.3 SEK 882

31.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.82 SEK 313

$49.55 SEK 459

-31.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$128 SEK 1,188

$120 SEK 1,107

7.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$171 SEK 1,587

$203 SEK 1,878

-15.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$808 SEK 7,479

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

-49.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$593 SEK 5,493

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

-45.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,408 SEK 13.0K

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

-50.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,076 SEK 9,968

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

-39.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,306 SEK 30.6K

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

-72.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,428 SEK 22.5K

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

-63.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,933 SEK 27.2K

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

-24.52%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Stockholm: February 28, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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