Cost of living comparison
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Sweden vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary
Sweden is 26.9% more expensive than Estonia overall.
Sweden vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sweden instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.56
€12.96
|
$14.04
SEK139.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.34
€9.20
|
$10.77
SEK106.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.29
|
$2.49
SEK24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.06
|
$2.07
SEK20.50
|
|
Estonia vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants
pay 54.2% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
€1.25
|
$2.82
SEK27.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
€4.80
|
$5.72
SEK56.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.69
|
$6.07
SEK60.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
€2.50
|
$4.23
SEK41.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
€3.50
|
$5.25
SEK52.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.81
|
$1.36
SEK13.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.58
|
$1.14
SEK11.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.96
|
$1.29
SEK12.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.10
|
$1.93
SEK19.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.33
|
$0.76
SEK7.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.35
|
$0.73
SEK7.23
|
|
Estonia vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries
pay 40.3% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.47
|
$6.65
SEK65.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.37
€23.47
|
$77.78
SEK770.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,988.91
€24,911.14
|
$31,975.58
SEK317K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.52
€11.14
|
$22.74
SEK225.41
|
|
Estonia vs. Sweden - Cost of transportation
pay 38.3% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.76
€28.27
|
$38.16
SEK378.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$512.18
€455.86
|
$883.11
SEK8,753.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.48
€344.88
|
$671.43
SEK6,655.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$221.29
€196.96
|
$97.70
SEK968.44
|
|
Estonia vs. Sweden - Cost of housing
pay 41.9% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
€289.02
|
$155.03
SEK1,536.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.01
€9,256.38
|
$7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
|
|
Estonia vs. Sweden - Cost of childcare
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
€5.04
|
$7.36
SEK72.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.06
€3.61
|
$4.45
SEK44.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.84
|
$7.55
SEK74.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.01
€40.06
|
$41.12
SEK407.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
€8.56
|
$15.58
SEK154.45
|
|
Estonia vs. Sweden - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.14
€86.46
|
$91.37
SEK905.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.85
€44.37
|
$44.99
SEK445.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€84.26
|
$95.04
SEK942.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.18
€105.19
|
$148.76
SEK1,474.64
|
|
Estonia 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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