Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Lulea Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 73.2% more expensive than Lulea.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 14.9% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Sydney
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 8.6 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.1% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Sydney

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Sydney are more expensive than in Lulea. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Lulea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sydney instead of Lulea, you would:

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pay 23.8% more for restaurants

	Lulea	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 SEK118.92	$17.41 A$25.04	+45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 SEK110.99	$11.84 A$17.03	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 SEK24.58	$2.81 A$4.04	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 SEK19.08	$2.22 A$3.19	+15.1%
Average			+23.8%

Lulea vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.9% more for groceries

	Lulea	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33 SEK33.03	$2.85 A$4.09	-14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.16 SEK61.07	$5.93 A$8.54	-3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 SEK67.52	$6.42 A$9.24	-5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 SEK45.63	$5.56 A$7.99	+20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.03 SEK59.78	$4.34 A$6.24	-28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 SEK11.24	$1.81 A$2.60	+59.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 SEK11.84	$1.45 A$2.09	+21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK10.94	$1.56 A$2.24	+41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.90 SEK18.88	$1.98 A$2.85	+4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 SEK9.33	$1.48 A$2.12	+57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SEK6.89	$1.07 A$1.54	+53.9%
Average			+14.9%

Lulea vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Lulea	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 SEK64.88	$5.40 A$7.77	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.98 SEK554.95	$151.36 A$217.75	+170.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,935.87 SEK317K	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.79 SEK255.67	$16.24 A$23.36	-37.1%
Average			+11.1%

Lulea vs. Sydney - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Lulea	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.63 SEK263.93	$56.21 A$80.87	+111.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$773.98 SEK7,672.22	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+225.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$575.16 SEK5,701.34	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+203.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.99 SEK1,239.02	$168.46 A$242.35	+34.8%
Average			+171.2%

Lulea vs. Sydney - Cost of housing

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pay 8.6 times more for childcare

	Lulea	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.11 SEK1,517.70	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+1334.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,498.43 SEK54,504.26	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+417.3%
Average			+761.3%

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pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lulea	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.70 SEK86.22	$7.66 A$11.02	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50 SEK44.59	$3.97 A$5.72	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.90 SEK68.38	$44.55 A$64.09	+545.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.42 SEK460.15	$75.28 A$108.30	+62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00 SEK128.83	$17.41 A$25.04	+33.9%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Lulea	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$119.10 SEK1,180.60	$78.68 A$113.19	-33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.46 SEK321.74	$69.62 A$100.16	+114.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.63 SEK1,205.70	$111.40 A$160.26	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$159.95 SEK1,585.58	$133.24 A$191.68	-16.7%
Average			+2.0%

Lulea vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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