Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 21.5% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.13
|
$10.47
kr114.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč179.23
|
$8.27
kr90.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.04
|
$1.80
kr19.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.30
|
$1.63
kr17.74
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.02
|
$2.32
kr25.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč122.82
|
$4.47
kr48.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.86
|
$4.74
kr51.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.95
|
$3.01
kr32.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.08
|
$4.05
kr44.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.44
|
$1.20
kr13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.75
|
$1.00
kr10.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.29
|
$1.15
kr12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.81
|
$1.57
kr17.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.42
|
$0.60
kr6.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.75
|
$0.60
kr6.53
|
|
pay 78.2% more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč179.51
|
$7.21
kr78.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč486.46
|
$69.67
kr760.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč592,792.20
|
$23,170.07
kr252,870.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč282.70
|
$22.12
kr241.46
|
|
pay 3.4% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč492.74
|
$28.54
kr311.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,580.53
|
$736.74
kr8,040.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,645.15
|
$574.14
kr6,265.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,711.65
|
$61.61
kr672.38
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,959.27
|
$129.63
kr1,414.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč202,264.29
|
$3,186.61
kr34,777.51
|
|
pay 64.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.54
|
$6.47
kr70.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.39
|
$3.66
kr39.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč139.40
|
$6.21
kr67.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,049.37
|
$36.95
kr403.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč197.17
|
$12.40
kr135.33
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,812.21
|
$78.79
kr859.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč888.63
|
$34.00
kr371.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,999.79
|
$80.12
kr874.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,345.79
|
$121.88
kr1,330.17
|
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