Cost of living comparison
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Sweden vs. Finland Cost of Living Summary
Sweden is 1.3% cheaper than Finland overall.
Sweden vs. Finland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sweden instead of Finland, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.96
€14.20
|
$14.04
SEK139.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.89
€10.58
|
$10.77
SEK106.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.49
|
$2.49
SEK24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€1.95
|
$2.07
SEK20.50
|
|
Finland vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
€2.27
|
$2.82
SEK27.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
€3.72
|
$5.72
SEK56.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.89
€4.36
|
$6.07
SEK60.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€2.88
|
$4.23
SEK41.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.94
€5.28
|
$5.25
SEK52.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.95
|
$1.36
SEK13.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.82
|
$1.14
SEK11.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$1.29
SEK12.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.56
|
$1.93
SEK19.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.76
SEK7.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$0.73
SEK7.23
|
|
Finland vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries
pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.37
€7.45
|
$6.65
SEK65.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.28
€61.66
|
$77.78
SEK770.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,392.23
€31,500.36
|
$31,975.58
SEK317K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.22
€17.11
|
$22.74
SEK225.41
|
|
Finland vs. Sweden - Cost of transportation
pay 5.2% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
€20.89
|
$38.16
SEK378.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.17
€722.86
|
$883.11
SEK8,753.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$648.17
€576.89
|
$671.43
SEK6,655.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.50
€100.13
|
$97.70
SEK968.44
|
|
Finland vs. Sweden - Cost of housing
pay 50.1% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.69
€305.90
|
$155.03
SEK1,536.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,310.70
€11,847.00
|
$7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
|
|
Finland vs. Sweden - Cost of childcare
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.23
|
$7.36
SEK72.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
€4.19
|
$4.45
SEK44.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.52
€11.14
|
$7.55
SEK74.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
€38.85
|
$41.12
SEK407.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.16
€15.27
|
$15.58
SEK154.45
|
|
Finland vs. Sweden - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.3% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.56
€81.49
|
$91.37
SEK905.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€35.92
|
$44.99
SEK445.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€86.91
|
$95.04
SEK942.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.74
€130.61
|
$148.76
SEK1,474.64
|
|
Finland 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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