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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 9% more expensive than Lulea without rent, and 32.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 3.2% more expensive than Lulea without rent, and 24.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 SEK 147

$12.73 SEK 117

25.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,004

$95.4 SEK 880

14.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.79 SEK 109

$11.83 SEK 109

-0.34%

Cappuccino

$4.97 SEK 45.85

$4.69 SEK 43.28

5.97%

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

$3.21 SEK 29.65

$2.64 SEK 24.40

21.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 23.66

$2.01 SEK 18.53

27.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.29 SEK 76.5

$8.25 SEK 76.2

0.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.48 SEK 78.3

$9.97 SEK 92.0

-14.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.04

$1.88 SEK 17.36

-7.45%

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.87

$3.51 SEK 32.36

-1.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.10 SEK 37.82

$5.02 SEK 46.37

-18.33%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.72

$4.93 SEK 45.48

-8.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 118

$12.76 SEK 118

0.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.10 SEK 121

$13.80 SEK 127

-5.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.00 SEK 175

$27.10 SEK 250

-29.89%

Apples (1kg)

$3.59 SEK 33.16

$2.58 SEK 23.84

39.15%

Banana (1kg)

$2.86 SEK 26.44

$2.80 SEK 25.86

2.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.41 SEK 31.45

$2.54 SEK 23.46

34.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.47 SEK 41.25

$4.51 SEK 41.59

-0.89%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 SEK 17.51

$2.24 SEK 20.68

-15.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.80 SEK 16.59

$1.65 SEK 15.26

9.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.26

$3.56 SEK 32.87

-26.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 SEK 14.93

$1.47 SEK 13.56

10.20%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.80 SEK 72.0

$7.17 SEK 66.1

8.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 133

$13.09 SEK 121

9.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 SEK 19.77

$1.89 SEK 17.47

13.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.36 SEK 21.82

$1.86 SEK 17.14

26.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.66 SEK 43.00

$3.28 SEK 30.29

42.07%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,038

$60.1 SEK 555

87.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 SEK 56.5

$9.21 SEK 85.0

-33.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.30

$1.79 SEK 16.52

-7.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$63.4 SEK 585

$73.3 SEK 677

-13.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 SEK 16.79

$1.96 SEK 18.06

-7.14%

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

$32.8K SEK 303.1K

$32.3K SEK 298.0K

1.69%

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

$35.2K SEK 324.9K

$35.2K SEK 324.6K

0.09%

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

$227 SEK 2,092

$171 SEK 1,577

32.61%

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

$29.14 SEK 269

$31.88 SEK 294

-8.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.78 SEK 386

$27.62 SEK 255

51.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.67 SEK 440

$48.70 SEK 449

-2.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.34 SEK 354

$37.42 SEK 345

2.46%

Cinema Ticket

$18.18 SEK 168

$13.97 SEK 129

30.14%

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

$163 SEK 1,504

$161 SEK 1,488

1.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,479 SEK 59.8K

$5,823 SEK 53.8K

11.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.2 SEK 906

$125 SEK 1,149

-21.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.32 SEK 446

$33.84 SEK 312

42.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,093

$128 SEK 1,185

-7.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,908

$166 SEK 1,532

24.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,590 SEK 14.7K

$805 SEK 7,426

97.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 SEK 10.0K

$577 SEK 5,327

88.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,813 SEK 26.0K

$1,451 SEK 13.4K

93.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,803 SEK 16.6K

$1,094 SEK 10.1K

64.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.3K SEK 113.6K

$3,318 SEK 30.6K

271.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,851 SEK 63.2K

$2,394 SEK 22.1K

186.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,723 SEK 34.4K

$2,940 SEK 27.1K

26.65%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Lulea: January 13, 2026

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