Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 18.9% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Sweden instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.03
|
$10.47
SEK113.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.68
|
$8.27
SEK89.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$1.80
SEK19.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$1.63
SEK17.66
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.98
|
$2.32
SEK25.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.09
|
$4.47
SEK48.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.38
|
$4.74
SEK51.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.47
|
$3.01
SEK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.23
|
$4.05
SEK44.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$1.20
SEK13.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$1.00
SEK10.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.18
|
$1.15
SEK12.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$1.57
SEK17.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$0.60
SEK6.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$0.60
SEK6.50
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.06
|
$7.21
SEK78.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.48
|
$69.67
SEK756.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,053.78
|
$23,170.07
SEK251,716.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.14
|
$22.12
SEK240.36
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$87.92
|
$28.54
SEK310.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,429.93
|
$736.74
SEK8,003.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,198.94
|
$574.14
SEK6,237.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.22
|
$61.61
SEK669.31
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,043.84
|
$129.63
SEK1,408.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,617.56
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,618.91
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.77
|
$6.47
SEK70.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.32
|
$3.66
SEK39.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.67
|
$6.21
SEK67.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.24
|
$36.95
SEK401.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.59
|
$12.40
SEK134.71
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.24
|
$78.79
SEK855.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.01
|
$34.00
SEK369.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$162.89
|
$80.12
SEK870.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.55
|
$121.88
SEK1,324.10
|
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