Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Lulea Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 2.0 times more expensive than Lulea.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 40.5% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 40.8% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.5% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 55.8% more in Reykjavik

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Lulea. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

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Reykjavik vs. Lulea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Lulea, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Lulea	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 SEK118.92	$31.06 ISK3,763	+158.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 SEK110.99	$26.97 ISK3,268	+140.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 SEK24.58	$3.31 ISK402	+33.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 SEK19.08	$3.11 ISK376	+61.4%
Average			+125.4%

Lulea vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.5% more for groceries

	Lulea	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33 SEK33.03	$4.19 ISK508	+25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.16 SEK61.07	$10.93 ISK1,324	+77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SEK67.52	$7.78 ISK942	+14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 SEK45.63	$7.08 ISK858	+53.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.03 SEK59.78	$11.00 ISK1,333	+82.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 SEK11.24	$1.50 ISK182	+32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 SEK11.84	$1.27 ISK154	+6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK10.94	$1.46 ISK177	+32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.90 SEK18.88	$2.93 ISK355	+54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 SEK9.33	$1.78 ISK215	+88.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SEK6.89	$0.76 ISK92	+8.8%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 40.8% more for transportation

	Lulea	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 SEK64.88	$7.76 ISK941	+18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.98 SEK554.95	$94.80 ISK11,488	+69.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,935.87 SEK317K	$50,588.43 ISK6M	+58.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.79 SEK255.67	$29.26 ISK3,545	+13.4%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Lulea	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.63 SEK263.93	$86.01 ISK10,422	+223.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$773.98 SEK7,672.22	$2,522.88 ISK306K	+226.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$575.16 SEK5,701.34	$2,032.25 ISK246K	+253.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.99 SEK1,239.02	$73.44 ISK8,899	-41.2%
Average			+160.2%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Lulea	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.11 SEK1,517.70	$1,185.23 ISK144K	+674.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,498.43 SEK54,504.26	$25,853.51 ISK3M	+370.2%
Average			+503.3%

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pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lulea	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.70 SEK86.22	$13.89 ISK1,684	+59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50 SEK44.59	$6.74 ISK817	+49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.90 SEK68.38	$13.89 ISK1,684	+101.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.42 SEK460.15	$100.25 ISK12,148	+116.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00 SEK128.83	$19.57 ISK2,372	+50.6%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 55.8% more for clothing

	Lulea	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$119.10 SEK1,180.60	$149.01 ISK18,058	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.46 SEK321.74	$65.79 ISK7,972	+102.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.63 SEK1,205.70	$181.84 ISK22,035	+49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$159.95 SEK1,585.58	$248.81 ISK30,151	+55.6%
Average			+55.8%

Lulea vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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