Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.1 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Australia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr114.23
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.28
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.61
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.74
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.35
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.82
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.73
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.86
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.23
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.08
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.87
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.52
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.10
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.56
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.53
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.72
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr760.39
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,870.01
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr241.46
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr311.51
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,040.50
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,265.91
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr672.38
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,414.71
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,777.51
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.57
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.93
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.78
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr403.31
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.33
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr859.87
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr371.11
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr874.38
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,330.17
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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