Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 73.4% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
Cuba
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
$7.75
|
$10.47
kr113.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
$6.00
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
$2.39
|
$1.80
kr19.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
$1.67
|
$1.63
kr17.70
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
Cuba
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
$1.13
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
$3.46
|
$4.47
kr48.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
$13.70
|
$4.74
kr51.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
$2.07
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
$2.88
|
$4.05
kr44.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
$3.77
|
$1.20
kr13.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
$0.37
|
$1.00
kr10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
$0.53
|
$1.15
kr12.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$0.63
|
$1.57
kr17.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
$0.66
|
$0.60
kr6.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.00
|
$0.60
kr6.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Cuba
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
$4.46
|
$7.21
kr78.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
$22.50
|
$69.67
kr758.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
$6.10
|
$22.12
kr240.92
|
|
pay 50.0% more for housing
Cuba
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
$596.67
|
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
$222.50
|
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
$30.59
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Cuba
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
$86.67
|
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
$15,166.67
|
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
$3.25
|
$6.47
kr70.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
$2.03
|
$3.66
kr39.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
$4.25
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
$16.67
|
$36.95
kr402.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
$1.12
|
$12.40
kr135.03
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Cuba
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
$47.75
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
$42.17
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
$69.58
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
$64.00
|
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
|
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