Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 8.1% cheaper than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 50.3% less in Sweden
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 17.4% less in Sweden
Childcare: pay 69.5% more in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 92.9% more in Sweden

The cost of clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Sweden are more expensive than in Marshall Islands. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Sweden. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Sweden.

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Sweden vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sweden instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Marshall Islands	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$14.04 SEK137.94	+40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$10.77 SEK105.79	+2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$2.49 SEK24.47	+35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.07 SEK20.32	+3.4%
Average			+21.6%

Marshall Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.3% less for groceries

	Marshall Islands	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$2.82 SEK27.72	-17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$5.72 SEK56.24	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$6.07 SEK59.65	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$4.23 SEK41.59	-18.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$5.25 SEK51.60	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$1.36 SEK13.33	-31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$1.14 SEK11.25	-65.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$1.29 SEK12.72	-67.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$1.93 SEK18.98	-66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.76 SEK7.47	-68.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$0.73 SEK7.16	-70.8%
Average			-50.3%

Marshall Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Marshall Islands	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$6.65 SEK65.30	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$77.78 SEK764.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$31,975.58 SEK314K	+27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$22.74 SEK223.44
Average			+10.5%

Marshall Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.4% less for housing

	Marshall Islands	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$38.16 SEK374.96	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$883.11 SEK8,677.58	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$671.43 SEK6,597.57	-23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$97.70 SEK959.99	-48.9%
Average			-17.4%

Marshall Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of housing

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pay 69.5% more for childcare

	Marshall Islands	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$155.03 SEK1,523.39	+3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$7,341.74 SEK72,141.45	+178.1%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Marshall Islands	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$7.36 SEK72.34	+63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$4.45 SEK43.70	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$7.55 SEK74.14	+25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$41.12 SEK404.10	+9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$15.58 SEK153.10
Average			+22.1%

Marshall Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 92.9% more for clothing

	Marshall Islands	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$91.37 SEK897.86	+30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$44.99 SEK442.04	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$95.04 SEK933.85	+216.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$148.76 SEK1,461.77	+197.5%
Average			+92.9%

Marshall Islands vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing

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