Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 21.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
|
pay 75.4% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
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