Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 14.3% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.7% more in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 33.8% more in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 26.9% more in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 14.2% more in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 60.5% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.0% more in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% more in Sweden
The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Greece.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Greece, you would:
pay 53.7% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.75
|
$11.92
SEK130.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.82
|
$9.45
SEK103.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€2.01
|
$2.04
SEK22.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$1.93
SEK21.10
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.29
|
$2.49
SEK27.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.10
|
$5.18
SEK56.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.80
|
$5.43
SEK59.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.90
|
$3.74
SEK40.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.09
|
$4.68
SEK51.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$1.19
SEK13.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.83
|
$1.06
SEK11.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$1.13
SEK12.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.85
|
$1.73
SEK18.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.50
|
$0.67
SEK7.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.70
SEK7.67
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.31
|
$6.64
SEK72.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.91
|
$68.10
SEK745.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,417.52
|
$26,850.74
SEK293,779.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.38
|
$21.47
SEK234.86
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.77
|
$30.29
SEK331.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€507.71
|
$821.73
SEK8,990.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€379.75
|
$641.62
SEK7,020.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€170.10
|
$77.37
SEK846.55
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€400.00
|
$122.27
SEK1,337.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,131.49
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,308.85
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.26
|
$6.64
SEK72.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.38
|
$3.78
SEK41.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.79
|
$6.41
SEK70.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€47.18
|
$38.70
SEK423.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.54
|
$14.24
SEK155.77
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.98
|
$79.10
SEK865.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.63
|
$35.56
SEK389.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€80.51
|
$84.42
SEK923.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€90.45
|
$125.14
SEK1,369.18
|
|
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