Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 25.4% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Norway, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
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