Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 69.0% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Sweden instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
|
pay 86.2% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
|
pay 87.2% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
South Africa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
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