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

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 4.4% more expensive than Lulea without rent, and 35.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Stockholm is 4.6% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 23.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.97 SEK 146

$12.70 SEK 116

25.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$112 SEK 1,024

$95.2 SEK 872

17.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.55 SEK 106

$11.92 SEK 109

-3.10%

Cappuccino

$5.09 SEK 46.63

$4.88 SEK 44.68

4.30%

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

$3.24 SEK 29.69

$2.64 SEK 24.19

22.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.57 SEK 23.57

$1.99 SEK 18.27

29.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.68 SEK 79.5

$8.66 SEK 79.4

0.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.54 SEK 78.2

$9.92 SEK 90.9

-13.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 SEK 16.31

$1.85 SEK 16.91

-3.78%

White Bread (500g)

$3.45 SEK 31.61

$3.62 SEK 33.12

-4.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.93 SEK 36.01

$5.03 SEK 46.04

-21.87%

Eggs

$4.67 SEK 42.81

$4.92 SEK 45.05

-5.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.82 SEK 117

$13.17 SEK 121

-2.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.08 SEK 120

$13.77 SEK 126

-5.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.49 SEK 178

$28.04 SEK 257

-30.49%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 32.11

$2.57 SEK 23.55

36.58%

Banana (1kg)

$2.96 SEK 27.10

$2.75 SEK 25.20

7.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.38 SEK 30.98

$2.63 SEK 24.10

28.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.63 SEK 42.44

$4.34 SEK 39.78

6.68%

Potato (1kg)

$2.00 SEK 18.35

$2.20 SEK 20.18

-9.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.83 SEK 16.74

$1.64 SEK 15.05

11.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.59 SEK 23.75

$3.50 SEK 32.04

-26.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.63 SEK 14.91

$1.50 SEK 13.72

8.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.79 SEK 71.4

$7.16 SEK 65.6

8.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.39 SEK 132

$12.75 SEK 117

12.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.26 SEK 20.71

$1.90 SEK 17.41

18.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 SEK 21.27

$1.88 SEK 17.25

23.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.47 SEK 40.96

$3.46 SEK 31.70

29.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$112 SEK 1,022

$57.9 SEK 530

92.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.19 SEK 56.7

$9.30 SEK 85.2

-33.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.24

$1.72 SEK 15.72

-3.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61.7 SEK 565

$72.5 SEK 664

-14.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.80 SEK 16.48

$1.94 SEK 17.73

-7.22%

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

$32.1K SEK 294.1K

$31.8K SEK 291.4K

0.94%

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

$35.6K SEK 326.5K

$35.4K SEK 324.2K

0.71%

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

$228 SEK 2,087

$171 SEK 1,571

32.90%

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

$29.58 SEK 271

$32.71 SEK 300

-9.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.50 SEK 389

$27.70 SEK 254

53.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.54 SEK 426

$49.86 SEK 457

-6.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.43 SEK 352

$37.24 SEK 341

3.20%

Cinema Ticket

$17.95 SEK 164

$13.49 SEK 124

33.06%

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

$165 SEK 1,509

$163 SEK 1,493

1.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,461 SEK 59.2K

$5,866 SEK 53.7K

10.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.8 SEK 905

$124 SEK 1,135

-20.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.2 SEK 460

$34.55 SEK 316

45.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 SEK 1,090

$128 SEK 1,171

-6.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$204 SEK 1,871

$168 SEK 1,543

21.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,563 SEK 14.3K

$799 SEK 7,316

95.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,089 SEK 9,976

$586 SEK 5,364

85.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,802 SEK 25.7K

$1,439 SEK 13.2K

94.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,780 SEK 16.3K

$1,085 SEK 9,937

64.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.1K SEK 110.7K

$3,404 SEK 31.2K

255.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,717 SEK 61.5K

$2,444 SEK 22.4K

174.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,938 SEK 36.1K

$2,910 SEK 26.7K

35.33%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Lulea: April 13, 2026

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