Cost of living comparison
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Sweden vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary
Sweden is 66.4% more expensive than Russia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.9% more in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 85.6% more in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0 times more in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 80.7% more in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 46.7% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 2.7% less in Sweden
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Sweden are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Sweden. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Sweden.
Sweden vs. Russia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sweden instead of Russia, you would:
pay 64.9% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
RUB894.72
|
$14.04
SEK139.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RUB528.16
|
$10.77
SEK106.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RUB95.62
|
$2.49
SEK24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB49.27
|
$2.07
SEK20.50
|
|
Russia vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants
pay 85.6% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
RUB63.38
|
$2.82
SEK27.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
RUB455.14
|
$5.72
SEK56.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
RUB362.53
|
$6.07
SEK60.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
RUB129.78
|
$4.23
SEK41.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
RUB201.91
|
$5.25
SEK52.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
RUB69.40
|
$1.36
SEK13.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RUB66.30
|
$1.14
SEK11.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
RUB67.22
|
$1.29
SEK12.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
RUB109.55
|
$1.93
SEK19.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RUB29.18
|
$0.76
SEK7.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
RUB23.52
|
$0.73
SEK7.23
|
|
Russia vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
RUB254.77
|
$6.65
SEK65.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.17
RUB1,997.57
|
$77.78
SEK770.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,081.81
RUB3M
|
$31,975.58
SEK317K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.45
RUB450.28
|
$22.74
SEK225.41
|
|
Russia vs. Sweden - Cost of transportation
pay 80.7% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.47
RUB700.03
|
$38.16
SEK378.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.53
RUB41,028.91
|
$883.11
SEK8,753.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$335.29
RUB27,705.54
|
$671.43
SEK6,655.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.30
RUB7,626.55
|
$97.70
SEK968.44
|
|
Russia vs. Sweden - Cost of housing
pay 46.7% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$402.75
RUB33,279.52
|
$155.03
SEK1,536.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,958.40
RUB823K
|
$7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
|
|
Russia vs. Sweden - Cost of childcare
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
RUB170.10
|
$7.36
SEK72.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
RUB225.71
|
$4.45
SEK44.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.85
RUB235.62
|
$7.55
SEK74.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.43
RUB3,092.83
|
$41.12
SEK407.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
RUB517.18
|
$15.58
SEK154.45
|
|
Russia vs. Sweden - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.60
RUB6,907.85
|
$91.37
SEK905.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.20
RUB4,561.14
|
$44.99
SEK445.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.97
RUB10,408.90
|
$95.04
SEK942.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.42
RUB9,206.92
|
$148.76
SEK1,474.64
|
|
Russia vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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