Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.1 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Australia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
$15.31
A$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
$2.45
A$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
$4.24
A$6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
$5.00
A$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
$3.56
A$5.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
$1.31
A$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
$2.10
A$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
$4.95
A$7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
$81.92
A$124.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
$15.28
A$23.13
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
$5.72
A$8.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
$46.71
A$70.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
$12.25
A$18.55
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
$106.56
A$161.33
|
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