Cost of living comparison
Lulea is 59.8% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.9 times more in Lulea
- Groceries
-
pay 72.6% more in Lulea
- Transportation
-
pay 42.7% more in Lulea
- Housing
-
pay 58.4% more in Lulea
- Childcare
-
pay 34.4% less in Lulea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.6% more in Lulea
- Clothing
-
pay 25.9% more in Lulea
The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Lulea are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Lulea.
If you lived in Lulea instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Lulea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.46
|
$11.09
SEK106.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.70
|
$10.25
SEK98.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.08
|
$2.52
SEK24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
$2.37
SEK22.81
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Lulea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.03
|
$2.25
SEK21.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.72
|
$5.03
SEK48.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.44
|
$6.29
SEK60.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.07
|
$4.43
SEK42.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.37
|
$5.48
SEK52.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$0.94
SEK9.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
$1.10
SEK10.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$1.02
SEK9.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
$1.76
SEK16.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
$0.75
SEK7.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$0.64
SEK6.18
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Lulea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.06
|
$6.57
SEK63.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN88.84
|
$51.73
SEK497.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN86,270.15
|
$28,544.48
SEK274,611.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN75.02
|
$21.89
SEK210.62
|
|
pay 58.4% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Lulea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN98.93
|
$18.48
SEK177.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,143.69
|
$665.39
SEK6,401.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,354.58
|
$514.22
SEK4,947.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN163.90
|
$135.16
SEK1,300.31
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Lulea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN795.83
|
$141.48
SEK1,361.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,118.64
|
$5,080.73
SEK48,879.08
|
|
pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Lulea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.90
|
$7.39
SEK71.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.76
|
$3.42
SEK32.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.74
|
$6.00
SEK57.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN113.65
|
$31.19
SEK300.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.61
|
$10.62
SEK102.20
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Lulea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN159.37
|
$91.22
SEK877.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN130.29
|
$28.87
SEK277.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN317.34
|
$76.98
SEK740.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN351.40
|
$110.85
SEK1,066.45
|
|
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