Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 1.5% more expensive than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.86
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.84
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.27
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.22
|
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.53
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$739.17
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$471.98
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.31
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$392.37
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,636.36
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.23
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.60
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.47
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.77
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.51
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
|
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