Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 4.2% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Italy, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Sweden
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$10.47
kr113.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
$8.27
kr89.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.80
kr19.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.63
kr17.68
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$2.32
kr25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$4.47
kr48.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$4.74
kr51.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.01
kr32.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$4.05
kr44.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.20
kr13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.00
kr10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.15
kr12.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.57
kr17.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.60
kr6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.60
kr6.51
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Italy
|
Sweden
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$7.21
kr78.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.02
|
$69.67
kr757.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
$23,170.07
kr251,993.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.50
|
$22.12
kr240.62
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
$28.54
kr310.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.55
|
$736.74
kr8,012.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.62
|
$574.14
kr6,244.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
$61.61
kr670.05
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.93
|
$129.63
kr1,409.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
$3,186.61
kr34,656.90
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$6.47
kr70.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$3.66
kr39.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$6.21
kr67.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.59
|
$36.95
kr401.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.75
|
$12.40
kr134.86
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Italy
|
Sweden
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
$78.79
kr856.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
$34.00
kr369.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
$80.12
kr871.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.75
|
$121.88
kr1,325.56
|
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