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Sweden vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 38.7% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 76.1% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 83.8% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 37.3% more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 51.7% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.3% more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in Sweden

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Poland. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Sweden.

Sweden vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.9% more for restaurants

	Poland	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.59	$14.38 SEK137.31	+40.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN31.03	$11.04 SEK105.47	+31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.37	$2.58 SEK24.69	+29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.06	$2.22 SEK21.19	+34.7%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 76.1% more for groceries

	Poland	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.80	$2.88 SEK27.49	+120.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.80	$6.00 SEK57.32	+31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.63	$6.33 SEK60.49	+59.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN12.07	$4.34 SEK41.45	+32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.87	$5.57 SEK53.18	+88.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.88	$1.41 SEK13.49	+176.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.77	$1.21 SEK11.56	+60.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.06	$1.36 SEK12.98	+63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.70	$1.97 SEK18.86	+54.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.52	$0.80 SEK7.64	+93.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.87	$0.79 SEK7.57	+55.9%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 83.8% more for transportation

	Poland	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.97	$7.32 SEK69.93	+12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN120.26	$81.92 SEK782.47	+150.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN123,369.18	$31,594.19 SEK301,787.71	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.72	$24.67 SEK235.66	+177.6%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 37.3% more for housing

	Poland	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN60.07	$37.43 SEK357.50	+129.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,429.57	$936.32 SEK8,943.73	+41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,990.32	$720.46 SEK6,881.87	+33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN804.35	$97.92 SEK935.29	-55.2%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 51.7% less for childcare

	Poland	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,369.95	$155.59 SEK1,486.18	-58.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,666.71	$4,116.05 SEK39,316.49	-45.2%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.86	$7.74 SEK73.95	+121.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.74	$4.56 SEK43.56	+31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.26	$7.64 SEK73.01	+46.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN136.20	$44.09 SEK421.13	+19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.21	$16.46 SEK157.20	+122.6%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Poland	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN322.96	$94.86 SEK906.13	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN139.27	$42.53 SEK406.20	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN327.39	$106.79 SEK1,020.09	+20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN363.64	$151.29 SEK1,445.12	+53.1%
Average			+23.4%

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