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Sweden vs. Luxembourg Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 25.0% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% less in Sweden
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Sweden
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in Sweden
Housing: pay 51.8% less in Sweden
Childcare: pay 80.8% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Sweden

The cost of entertainment and sports and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Luxembourg. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Sweden.

Sweden vs. Luxembourg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sweden instead of Luxembourg, you would:

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pay 28.1% less for restaurants

	Luxembourg	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.02 €18.34	$14.38 SEK136.29	-31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.60 €12.74	$11.04 SEK104.69	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.92	$2.58 SEK24.51	-22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 €2.91	$2.22 SEK21.03	-33.5%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Luxembourg	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56 €3.10	$2.88 SEK27.28	-19.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.01 €9.61	$6.00 SEK56.89	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 €5.23	$6.33 SEK60.04	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.18	$4.34 SEK41.14	-9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.00 €7.85	$5.57 SEK52.79	-38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.25	$1.41 SEK13.39	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.85	$1.21 SEK11.47	+23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.31	$1.36 SEK12.89	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.69	$1.97 SEK18.72	+1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.15	$0.80 SEK7.58	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.20	$0.79 SEK7.52	-42.6%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Luxembourg	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 €6.00	$7.32 SEK69.41	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$81.92 SEK776.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 €30,566.31	$31,594.19 SEK300K	-9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$39.32 €34.30	$24.67 SEK233.90	-37.3%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Luxembourg	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.65 €53.78	$37.43 SEK354.83	-39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,112.86 €1,843.12	$936.32 SEK8,876.97	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,975.30 €1,723.12	$720.46 SEK6,830.50	-63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.21 €165.93	$97.92 SEK928.31	-48.5%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

	Luxembourg	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,574.70 €1,373.66	$155.59 SEK1,475.09	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,470.09 €12,622.75	$4,116.05 SEK39,023.02	-71.6%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Luxembourg	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.31 €4.64	$7.74 SEK73.40	+45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 €4.04	$4.56 SEK43.24	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.11	$7.64 SEK72.47	+9.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.93 €33.96	$44.09 SEK417.99	+13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.77 €13.75	$16.46 SEK156.03	+4.4%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Luxembourg	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.28 €77.01	$94.86 SEK899.36	+7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.70 €38.12	$42.53 SEK403.17	-2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.21 €101.37	$106.79 SEK1,012.47	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.30 €124.13	$151.29 SEK1,434.33	+6.3%
Average			+0.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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