Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 23.8% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.36
|
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.20
|
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.71
|
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.85
|
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€324.56
|
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.87
|
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.24
|
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.95
|
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
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