Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 51.2% more expensive than Lulea.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Lulea, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
Lulea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.13
SEK119.27
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.43
SEK111.81
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
SEK28.16
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
SEK22.20
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
Lulea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
SEK27.50
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
SEK57.81
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
SEK72.74
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
SEK44.13
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.17
SEK55.45
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
SEK10.52
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.42
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SEK11.04
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
SEK18.63
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
SEK7.81
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
SEK6.99
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
Lulea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
SEK70.47
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.01
SEK546.63
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
SEK235.55
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Lulea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.55
SEK198.78
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.72
SEK7,702.55
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$516.24
SEK5,532.59
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.20
SEK1,406.04
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lulea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lulea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.42
SEK79.51
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
SEK38.51
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK66.59
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.61
SEK338.75
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.66
SEK114.30
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
Lulea
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.74
SEK993.88
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.10
SEK397.55
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.46
SEK894.49
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.29
SEK1,192.65
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
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