Cost of living comparison

Iceland

compared to

Sweden

Lulea vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Lulea is 50.3% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% less in Lulea
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Lulea
Transportation: pay 29.0% less in Lulea
Housing: pay 61.6% less in Lulea
Childcare: pay 83.4% less in Lulea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Lulea
Clothing: pay 35.8% less in Lulea

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Lulea.

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Lulea vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.6% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Lulea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.06 ISK3,763	$12.00 SEK118.92	-61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$26.97 ISK3,268	$11.20 SEK110.99	-58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 ISK402	$2.48 SEK24.58	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 ISK376	$1.92 SEK19.08	-38.0%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Lulea
Bread 1 loaf	$4.19 ISK508	$3.33 SEK33.03	-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.93 ISK1,324	$6.16 SEK61.07	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 ISK942	$6.81 SEK67.52	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.08 ISK858	$4.60 SEK45.63	-35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.00 ISK1,333	$6.03 SEK59.78	-45.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 ISK182	$1.13 SEK11.24	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ISK154	$1.19 SEK11.84	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 ISK177	$1.10 SEK10.94	-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.93 ISK355	$1.90 SEK18.88	-35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ISK215	$0.94 SEK9.33	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 ISK92	$0.70 SEK6.89	-8.1%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 29.0% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Lulea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.76 ISK941	$6.55 SEK64.88	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.80 ISK11,488	$55.98 SEK554.95	-40.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,588.43 ISK6M	$31,935.87 SEK317K	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 ISK3,545	$25.79 SEK255.67	-11.8%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 61.6% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Lulea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.01 ISK10,422	$26.63 SEK263.93	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,522.88 ISK306K	$773.98 SEK7,672.22	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,032.25 ISK246K	$575.16 SEK5,701.34	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.44 ISK8,899	$124.99 SEK1,239.02	+70.2%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 83.4% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Lulea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,185.23 ISK144K	$153.11 SEK1,517.70	-87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,853.51 ISK3M	$5,498.43 SEK54,504.26	-78.7%
Average			-83.4%

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Lulea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.89 ISK1,684	$8.70 SEK86.22	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.74 ISK817	$4.50 SEK44.59	-33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.89 ISK1,684	$6.90 SEK68.38	-50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.25 ISK12,148	$46.42 SEK460.15	-53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.57 ISK2,372	$13.00 SEK128.83	-33.6%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 35.8% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Lulea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$149.01 ISK18,058	$119.10 SEK1,180.60	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.79 ISK7,972	$32.46 SEK321.74	-50.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$181.84 ISK22,035	$121.63 SEK1,205.70	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.81 ISK30,151	$159.95 SEK1,585.58	-35.7%
Average			-35.8%

Reykjavik vs. Lulea - Cost of clothing

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