Cost of living comparison
Lulea is 35.4% cheaper than Washington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.2% less in Lulea
- Groceries
-
pay 25.0% less in Lulea
- Transportation
-
pay 5.1% more in Lulea
- Housing
-
pay 57.2% less in Lulea
- Childcare
-
pay 90.2% less in Lulea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.8% less in Lulea
- Clothing
-
pay 21.2% less in Lulea
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Lulea.
If you lived in Lulea instead of Washington, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$11.09
SEK105.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.25
SEK98.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$2.52
SEK24.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$2.37
SEK22.67
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Washington
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$2.25
SEK21.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$5.03
SEK48.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$6.29
SEK60.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$4.43
SEK42.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$5.48
SEK52.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.94
SEK9.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$1.10
SEK10.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.02
SEK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.76
SEK16.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.75
SEK7.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.64
SEK6.14
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Washington
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$6.57
SEK62.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$51.73
SEK494.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$28,544.48
SEK272,913.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$21.89
SEK209.32
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Washington
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$18.48
SEK176.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$665.39
SEK6,361.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$514.22
SEK4,916.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$135.16
SEK1,292.27
|
|
pay 90.2% less for childcare
Washington
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$141.48
SEK1,352.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$5,080.73
SEK48,576.89
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.39
SEK70.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$3.42
SEK32.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$6.00
SEK57.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$31.19
SEK298.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$10.62
SEK101.57
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Washington
|
Lulea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$91.22
SEK872.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$28.87
SEK276.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$76.98
SEK736.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$110.85
SEK1,059.86
|
|
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