Cost of living comparison
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Sweden vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary
Sweden is 15.1% cheaper than Austria overall.
Sweden vs. Austria Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sweden instead of Austria, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.46
€15.54
|
$14.04
SEK139.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.35
€10.99
|
$10.77
SEK106.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
€3.36
|
$2.49
SEK24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.68
|
$2.07
SEK20.50
|
|
Austria vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants
pay 7.9% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
€2.29
|
$2.82
SEK27.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.98
€8.00
|
$5.72
SEK56.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
€5.46
|
$6.07
SEK60.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.57
€4.06
|
$4.23
SEK41.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.11
€5.44
|
$5.25
SEK52.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.11
|
$1.36
SEK13.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.89
|
$1.14
SEK11.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.21
|
$1.29
SEK12.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.65
|
$1.93
SEK19.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.76
SEK7.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.73
SEK7.23
|
|
Austria vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries
pay 7.2% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.33
|
$6.65
SEK65.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.51
€51.19
|
$77.78
SEK770.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,576.16
€26,323.85
|
$31,975.58
SEK317K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.10
€21.45
|
$22.74
SEK225.41
|
|
Austria vs. Sweden - Cost of transportation
pay 22.4% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.97
€32.02
|
$38.16
SEK378.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$964.19
€858.16
|
$883.11
SEK8,753.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.82
€715.43
|
$671.43
SEK6,655.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$265.50
€236.31
|
$97.70
SEK968.44
|
|
Austria vs. Sweden - Cost of housing
pay 65.3% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.81
€496.47
|
$155.03
SEK1,536.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,914.08
€15,054.14
|
$7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
|
|
Austria vs. Sweden - Cost of childcare
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.34
€4.75
|
$7.36
SEK72.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
€3.96
|
$4.45
SEK44.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.41
€6.59
|
$7.55
SEK74.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.11
€41.04
|
$41.12
SEK407.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.84
€12.32
|
$15.58
SEK154.45
|
|
Austria vs. Sweden - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.0% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.22
€84.75
|
$91.37
SEK905.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.58
€40.57
|
$44.99
SEK445.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.93
€91.61
|
$95.04
SEK942.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
€106.82
|
$148.76
SEK1,474.64
|
|
Austria vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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