Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 12.7% more expensive than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 23.8% less in Canada
Housing: pay 42.5% more in Canada
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Canada
Clothing: pay 25.0% less in Canada

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Canada are more expensive than in Sweden. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Canada. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Canada.

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Canada vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 2.7% more for restaurants

	Sweden	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK137.94	$17.02 CA$23.79	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK105.79	$10.30 CA$14.40	-4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.47	$2.01 CA$2.81	-19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.32	$1.64 CA$2.29	-20.8%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	Sweden	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK27.72	$2.51 CA$3.51	-10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.24	$5.21 CA$7.28	-9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK59.65	$8.08 CA$11.29	+33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.59	$3.50 CA$4.89	-17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK51.60	$5.39 CA$7.53	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.33	$1.80 CA$2.51	+32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.25	$0.63 CA$0.88	-44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.72	$1.65 CA$2.31	+27.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK18.98	$1.77 CA$2.47	-8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.47	$1.15 CA$1.61	+51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.16	$1.08 CA$1.52	+48.7%
Average			+5.2%

Sweden vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

	Sweden	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK65.30	$4.47 CA$6.25	-32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK764.26	$65.05 CA$90.92	-16.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK314K	$27,172.47 CA$37,977.60	-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK223.44	$15.38 CA$21.50	-32.4%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 42.5% more for housing

	Sweden	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK374.96	$57.08 CA$79.77	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,677.58	$1,206.12 CA$1,685.74	+36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,597.57	$1,084.12 CA$1,515.22	+61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK959.99	$109.92 CA$153.63	+12.5%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Sweden	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,523.39	$708.00 CA$989.54	+356.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,141.45	$14,065.57 CA$19,658.74	+91.6%
Average			+195.8%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK72.34	$5.10 CA$7.13	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK43.70	$3.67 CA$5.13	-17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.14	$13.41 CA$18.74	+77.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK404.10	$42.22 CA$59.00	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK153.10	$11.12 CA$15.54	-28.7%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 25.0% less for clothing

	Sweden	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK897.86	$53.28 CA$74.47	-41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK442.04	$40.15 CA$56.11	-10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK933.85	$86.30 CA$120.62	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,461.77	$99.70 CA$139.35	-33.0%
Average			-25.0%

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