Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 45.8% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Sweden
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.51
|
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Sweden
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.01
|
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.94
|
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.20
|
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.24
|
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.72
|
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.69
|
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.05
|
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
Monaco
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.30
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,435.55
|
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,095.76
|
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€211.67
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,972.54
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.13
|
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€564.85
|
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Sweden
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.08
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.46
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€139.80
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€449.83
|
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
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