Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.3 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Australia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK117.40
|
$16.79
A$24.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK96.48
|
$9.81
A$14.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK19.98
|
$2.56
A$3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.55
|
$2.14
A$3.17
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK26.44
|
$2.33
A$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK55.08
|
$4.71
A$6.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK58.00
|
$5.75
A$8.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK39.64
|
$3.86
A$5.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK50.70
|
$3.99
A$5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.63
|
$1.43
A$2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.09
|
$1.25
A$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.81
|
$1.39
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK18.71
|
$2.00
A$2.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK6.91
|
$1.13
A$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.51
|
$0.95
A$1.40
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK70.58
|
$4.73
A$7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK706.99
|
$84.46
A$125.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK280,789.95
|
$27,859.34
A$41,297.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK221.23
|
$18.12
A$26.87
|
|
pay 72.3% more for housing
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK301.30
|
$55.36
A$82.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,062.50
|
$1,258.08
A$1,864.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,776.35
|
$971.44
A$1,440.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK716.43
|
$141.88
A$210.32
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,256.61
|
$1,377.23
A$2,041.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK29,640.68
|
$14,720.56
A$21,821.17
|
|
pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK70.71
|
$6.69
A$9.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK38.87
|
$3.60
A$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK64.82
|
$28.13
A$41.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK409.01
|
$53.84
A$79.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK142.65
|
$13.24
A$19.63
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK831.53
|
$75.27
A$111.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK358.06
|
$54.30
A$80.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK852.63
|
$102.43
A$151.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,224.15
|
$118.12
A$175.09
|
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