Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 28.5% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 44.3% more for restaurants
Samoa
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
Samoa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
|
pay 57.2% more for childcare
Samoa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
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