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

🙂 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 1.4% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 31.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 1.4% more expensive than Lulea without rent, and 25% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.66 SEK 148

$12.64 SEK 119

23.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,029

$94.3 SEK 891

15.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.65 SEK 110

$11.85 SEK 112

-1.69%

Cappuccino

$5.07 SEK 47.88

$4.86 SEK 45.94

4.32%

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

$3.14 SEK 29.69

$2.55 SEK 24.07

23.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 24.21

$2.06 SEK 19.45

24.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.35 SEK 78.9

$8.41 SEK 79.5

-0.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.53 SEK 80.6

$9.94 SEK 93.9

-14.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 17.08

$1.94 SEK 18.29

-6.70%

White Bread (500g)

$3.48 SEK 32.91

$3.42 SEK 32.33

1.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.93 SEK 37.12

$5.18 SEK 48.94

-24.13%

Eggs

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$4.91 SEK 46.43

-8.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.8 SEK 121

$12.75 SEK 120

0.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 122

$14.1 SEK 133

-8.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.5 SEK 184

$27.09 SEK 256

-28.02%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 33.16

$2.68 SEK 25.31

30.97%

Banana (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.2

$2.8 SEK 26.47

2.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.38 SEK 31.89

$2.58 SEK 24.38

31.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.5 SEK 42.52

$4.41 SEK 41.62

2.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.98 SEK 18.7

$2.17 SEK 20.5

-8.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.85

$1.63 SEK 15.41

15.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.55 SEK 24.11

$3.57 SEK 33.77

-28.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.78

$1.52 SEK 14.33

2.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$7.26 SEK 68.6

9.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.82 SEK 121

$12.61 SEK 119

1.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.57

$1.84 SEK 17.34

18.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 SEK 21.69

$1.87 SEK 17.67

22.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$3.33 SEK 31.5

35.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$113 SEK 1,072

$59 SEK 557

92.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 60.4

$9.38 SEK 88.6

-31.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$1.8 SEK 17.02

-11.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.3 SEK 588

$72.9 SEK 688

-14.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.85 SEK 17.49

$1.89 SEK 17.87

-2.12%

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

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

$32.9K SEK 310.9K

-2.41%

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

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

$35.9K SEK 339.4K

-3.70%

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

$223 SEK 2,111

$171 SEK 1,612

30.97%

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

$29.2 SEK 276

$32 SEK 302

-8.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.06 SEK 407

$27.55 SEK 260

56.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.75 SEK 451

$49.89 SEK 471

-4.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.8 SEK 357

$36.53 SEK 345

3.48%

Cinema Ticket

$17.68 SEK 167

$13.53 SEK 128

30.67%

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

$164 SEK 1,549

$162 SEK 1,530

1.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

$5,820 SEK 55K

11.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.8 SEK 933

$126 SEK 1,186

-21.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50 SEK 473

$34.83 SEK 329

43.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,113

$130 SEK 1,231

-9.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,954

$169 SEK 1,593

22.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,584 SEK 15K

$807 SEK 7,628

96.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

$586 SEK 5,540

86.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

$1,403 SEK 13.3K

94.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,799 SEK 17K

$1,062 SEK 10K

69.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

$2,909 SEK 27.5K

303.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

$2,330 SEK 22K

178.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

-10.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.2

-0.95%

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

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lulea: October 28, 2025

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