Cost of living comparison

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Sweden vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 11.7% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants
pay 28.3% more in Sweden
Groceries
pay 28.6% more in Sweden
Transportation
pay 68.5% more in Sweden
Housing
pay 12.4% less in Sweden
Childcare
pay 78.8% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.6% more in Sweden
Clothing
pay 9.9% more in Sweden

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Prague. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Sweden.

Sweden vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

pay 28.3% more for restaurants

 
Prague
Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.56
CZK219.71
$14.38
SEK135.86
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.60
CZK199.74
$11.04
SEK104.36
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.95
CZK40.67
$2.58
SEK24.43

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

 
Prague
Sweden
Bread
1 loaf
$1.73
CZK35.96
$2.88
SEK27.20
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.52
CZK135.57
$6.00
SEK56.72
Milk (1 gallon) $4.77
CZK99.20
$6.33
SEK59.85

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pay 68.5% more for transportation

 
Prague
Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.73
CZK139.97
$7.32
SEK69.19
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
CZK549.28
$81.92
SEK774.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,197.57
CZK649,143.50
$31,594.19
SEK298,596.70

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pay 12.4% less for housing

 
Prague
Sweden
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.93
CZK497.91
$37.43
SEK353.72
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,194.06
CZK24,845.49
$936.32
SEK8,849.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $923.20
CZK19,209.48
$720.46
SEK6,809.11

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pay 78.8% less for childcare

 
Prague
Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.92
CZK20,805.88
$155.59
SEK1,470.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,274.81
CZK317,830.65
$4,116.05
SEK38,900.77

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Prague
Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.88
CZK59.92
$7.74
SEK73.17
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.74
CZK77.92
$4.56
SEK43.10
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.73
CZK160.79
$7.64
SEK72.24

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

 
Prague
Sweden
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$79.19
CZK1,647.83
$94.86
SEK896.55
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.41
CZK819.95
$42.53
SEK401.90
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.09
CZK2,207.43
$106.79
SEK1,009.30

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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