Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 30.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Japan, you would:
pay 97.0% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Sweden
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Japan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
Japan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
|
pay 34.0% more for housing
Japan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Japan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Sweden
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
Japan
|
Sweden
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
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