Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 17.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€16.97
|
$10.47
kr110.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
$8.27
kr87.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.44
|
$1.80
kr18.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.17
|
$1.63
kr17.18
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
$2.32
kr24.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.17
|
$4.47
kr47.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.46
|
$4.74
kr50.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
$3.01
kr31.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.16
|
$4.05
kr42.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.20
kr12.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$1.00
kr10.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$1.15
kr12.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.57
kr16.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.60
kr6.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.60
kr6.32
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€6.99
|
$7.21
kr76.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€44.98
|
$69.67
kr736.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
$23,170.07
kr244,858.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€21.94
|
$22.12
kr233.81
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
$28.54
kr301.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€748.50
|
$736.74
kr7,785.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€624.05
|
$574.14
kr6,067.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
$61.61
kr651.08
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€411.61
|
$129.63
kr1,369.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
$3,186.61
kr33,675.74
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.03
|
$6.47
kr68.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€2.97
|
$3.66
kr38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
$6.21
kr65.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.26
|
$36.95
kr390.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.48
|
$12.40
kr131.04
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
$78.79
kr832.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
$34.00
kr359.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
$80.12
kr846.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€109.94
|
$121.88
kr1,288.03
|
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