Cost of living comparison
Australia is 91.7% more expensive than Malmo.
If you lived in Australia instead of Malmo, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Malmo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.13
SEK120.90
|
$16.79
A$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.13
SEK120.90
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
SEK25.00
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
SEK19.04
|
$2.14
A$3.23
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
Malmo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.69
SEK29.26
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.84
SEK63.47
|
$4.71
A$7.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
SEK66.71
|
$5.75
A$8.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
SEK43.99
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
SEK54.94
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
SEK14.89
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
SEK13.76
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
SEK13.64
|
$1.39
A$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
SEK23.10
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
SEK7.45
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SEK7.99
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
Malmo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
SEK75.94
|
$4.73
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.87
SEK628.68
|
$84.46
A$127.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.67
SEK268.00
|
$18.12
A$27.40
|
|
pay 52.5% more for housing
Malmo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.76
SEK366.73
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.68
SEK9,556.72
|
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$686.25
SEK7,455.39
|
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.01
SEK956.17
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Malmo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.55
SEK1,516.09
|
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,955.39
SEK75,562.53
|
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
Malmo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.42
SEK80.60
|
$6.69
A$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
SEK46.60
|
$3.60
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.49
SEK70.53
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.67
SEK398.34
|
$53.84
A$81.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.07
SEK163.72
|
$13.24
A$20.02
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Malmo
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.39
SEK992.82
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.41
SEK428.19
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.58
SEK994.91
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.42
SEK1,525.50
|
$118.12
A$178.59
|
|
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