Cost of living comparison
Lulea is 33.5% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.4% less in Lulea
- Groceries
-
pay 17.8% less in Lulea
- Transportation
-
pay 20.7% less in Lulea
- Housing
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pay 44.0% less in Lulea
- Childcare
-
pay 74.7% less in Lulea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.2% less in Lulea
- Clothing
-
pay 26.7% less in Lulea
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Lulea.
If you lived in Lulea instead of Paris, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$11.09
SEK108.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.52
|
$10.25
SEK100.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.67
|
$2.52
SEK24.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.65
|
$2.37
SEK23.19
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Paris
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.80
|
$2.25
SEK22.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.06
|
$5.03
SEK49.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.84
|
$6.29
SEK61.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.34
|
$4.43
SEK43.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.66
|
$5.48
SEK53.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.42
|
$0.94
SEK9.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.94
|
$1.10
SEK10.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.34
|
$1.02
SEK9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.59
|
$1.76
SEK17.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.99
|
$0.75
SEK7.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.08
|
$0.64
SEK6.28
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Paris
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.86
|
$6.57
SEK64.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€82.96
|
$51.73
SEK505.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€29,285.58
|
$28,544.48
SEK279,125.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€22.25
|
$21.89
SEK214.09
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Paris
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€30.15
|
$18.48
SEK180.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,224.91
|
$665.39
SEK6,506.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€947.29
|
$514.22
SEK5,028.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€168.76
|
$135.16
SEK1,321.68
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
Paris
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€677.53
|
$141.48
SEK1,383.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,282.72
|
$5,080.73
SEK49,682.45
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.72
|
$7.39
SEK72.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.86
|
$3.42
SEK33.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.00
|
$6.00
SEK58.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.69
|
$31.19
SEK305.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.48
|
$10.62
SEK103.88
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Paris
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€93.00
|
$91.22
SEK892.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€41.72
|
$28.87
SEK282.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€99.93
|
$76.98
SEK752.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€133.47
|
$110.85
SEK1,083.98
|
|
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