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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 24.2% more expensive than Lulea without rent, and 32.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 23.7% more expensive than Lulea without rent, and 23.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.96 SEK 148

$12.80 SEK 119

24.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,039

$94.9 SEK 879

18.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.72 SEK 109

$11.69 SEK 108

0.26%

Cappuccino

$5.02 SEK 46.53

$4.82 SEK 44.63

4.15%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.75

$2.69 SEK 24.88

19.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 SEK 23.91

$2.09 SEK 19.33

23.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.65 SEK 80.1

$8.33 SEK 77.1

3.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.24 SEK 76.3

$10.10 SEK 93.5

-18.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.04

$1.96 SEK 18.11

-11.73%

White Bread (500g)

$3.37 SEK 31.24

$3.56 SEK 32.94

-5.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 36.30

$5.01 SEK 46.35

-21.76%

Eggs

$4.74 SEK 43.93

$4.82 SEK 44.65

-1.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.99 SEK 120

$13.25 SEK 123

-1.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.24 SEK 123

$14.15 SEK 131

-6.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 SEK 179

$27.18 SEK 252

-29.07%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.27

$2.58 SEK 23.92

39.15%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.41

$2.73 SEK 25.30

4.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 SEK 32.24

$2.50 SEK 23.14

39.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.62 SEK 42.75

$4.50 SEK 41.65

2.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 SEK 18.24

$2.25 SEK 20.80

-12.44%

Onion (1kg)

$1.85 SEK 17.14

$1.60 SEK 14.79

15.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 SEK 24.10

$3.54 SEK 32.83

-26.55%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.57 SEK 14.50

$1.50 SEK 13.86

4.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.94 SEK 73.5

$7.38 SEK 68.3

7.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.32 SEK 133

$13.06 SEK 121

9.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.17 SEK 20.07

$1.91 SEK 17.73

13.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 SEK 21.57

$1.87 SEK 17.35

24.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.65 SEK 43.01

$3.43 SEK 31.72

35.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$111 SEK 1,027

$58.6 SEK 543

89.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 59.1

$9.63 SEK 89.2

-33.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 SEK 14.56

$1.72 SEK 15.90

-8.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 587

$74.7 SEK 692

-15.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.78

$1.87 SEK 17.28

-3.21%

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

$33.0K SEK 305.2K

$32.4K SEK 299.9K

1.76%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

$35.7K SEK 330.2K

-0.51%

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

$224 SEK 2,070

$173 SEK 1,598

29.50%

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

$29.07 SEK 269

$32.85 SEK 304

-11.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.95 SEK 388

$28.19 SEK 261

48.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.51 SEK 431

$49.47 SEK 458

-5.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.07 SEK 353

$36.90 SEK 342

3.17%

Cinema Ticket

$17.67 SEK 164

$13.94 SEK 129

26.76%

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

$159 SEK 1,472

$159 SEK 1,470

0.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,526 SEK 60.4K

$5,706 SEK 52.8K

14.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.3 SEK 882

$125 SEK 1,158

-23.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.55 SEK 459

$33.82 SEK 313

46.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 SEK 1,107

$128 SEK 1,188

-6.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$203 SEK 1,878

$171 SEK 1,587

18.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 SEK 14.9K

$808 SEK 7,479

98.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.1K

$593 SEK 5,493

83.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,829 SEK 26.2K

$1,408 SEK 13.0K

100.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,787 SEK 16.5K

$1,076 SEK 9,968

66.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 112.0K

$3,306 SEK 30.6K

265.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,666 SEK 61.7K

$2,428 SEK 22.5K

174.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,886 SEK 36.0K

$2,933 SEK 27.2K

32.49%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Lulea: March 2, 2026

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