Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 22.9% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.32
|
$10.47
kr110.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.06
|
$8.27
kr87.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.63
|
$1.80
kr18.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$1.63
kr17.18
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
$2.32
kr24.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.46
|
$4.47
kr47.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$4.74
kr50.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
$3.01
kr31.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$4.05
kr42.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.20
kr12.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.00
kr10.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.15
kr12.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.57
kr16.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.60
kr6.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.60
kr6.32
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.82
|
$7.21
kr76.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€96.21
|
$69.67
kr736.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€26,697.80
|
$23,170.07
kr244,858.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€21.93
|
$22.12
kr233.81
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.03
|
$28.54
kr301.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,044.56
|
$736.74
kr7,785.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€892.66
|
$574.14
kr6,067.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€165.66
|
$61.61
kr651.08
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,488.27
|
$129.63
kr1,369.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€5,899.62
|
$3,186.61
kr33,675.74
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$6.47
kr68.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.09
|
$3.66
kr38.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.21
|
$6.21
kr65.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.36
|
$36.95
kr390.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€11.98
|
$12.40
kr131.04
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€81.47
|
$78.79
kr832.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€38.45
|
$34.00
kr359.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€89.02
|
$80.12
kr846.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€113.87
|
$121.88
kr1,288.03
|
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