Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 22.3% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Israel, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Israel
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Israel
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Israel
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Israel
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Israel
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
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