Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 0.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Italy, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
|
pay 0.5% more for housing
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
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