Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 30.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Poland, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN33.87
|
$11.31
SEK116.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.50
|
$9.30
SEK95.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.66
|
$1.93
SEK19.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.38
|
$1.88
SEK19.35
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.53
|
$2.55
SEK26.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.36
|
$5.31
SEK54.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN13.91
|
$5.59
SEK57.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.06
|
$3.82
SEK39.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.58
|
$4.89
SEK50.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
$1.22
SEK12.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.70
|
$1.07
SEK10.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.89
|
$1.14
SEK11.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.35
|
$1.80
SEK18.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.36
|
$0.67
SEK6.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.96
|
$0.72
SEK7.43
|
|
pay 74.2% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.50
|
$6.80
SEK69.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN114.17
|
$68.13
SEK699.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN117,511.93
|
$27,059.79
SEK277,928.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN30.79
|
$21.32
SEK218.97
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN56.95
|
$29.04
SEK298.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,291.82
|
$873.36
SEK8,970.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,861.70
|
$653.04
SEK6,707.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN735.45
|
$69.04
SEK709.12
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,169.62
|
$121.10
SEK1,243.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,002.50
|
$2,856.48
SEK29,338.61
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.32
|
$6.81
SEK69.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.65
|
$3.75
SEK38.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN17.95
|
$6.25
SEK64.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN122.68
|
$39.42
SEK404.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN25.73
|
$13.75
SEK141.20
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN295.99
|
$80.13
SEK823.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN143.45
|
$34.51
SEK354.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN315.82
|
$82.17
SEK843.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN356.32
|
$117.97
SEK1,211.67
|
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