Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 18.7% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Sweden instead of France, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
France
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$10.47
kr110.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$8.27
kr87.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.80
kr18.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$1.63
kr17.18
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
France
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$2.32
kr24.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$4.47
kr47.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$4.74
kr50.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$3.01
kr31.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$4.05
kr42.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.20
kr12.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.00
kr10.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.15
kr12.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.57
kr16.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.60
kr6.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.60
kr6.32
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
France
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$7.21
kr76.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$69.67
kr736.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$23,170.07
kr244,858.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$22.12
kr233.81
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
France
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$28.54
kr301.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$736.74
kr7,785.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$574.14
kr6,067.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$61.61
kr651.08
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
France
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$129.63
kr1,369.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$3,186.61
kr33,675.74
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$6.47
kr68.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$3.66
kr38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$6.21
kr65.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$36.95
kr390.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$12.40
kr131.04
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
France
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$78.79
kr832.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$34.00
kr359.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$80.12
kr846.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$121.88
kr1,288.03
|
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