Cost of living comparison
Canada is 74.8% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Canada instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK119.04
|
$16.50
CA$22.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK97.82
|
$9.99
CA$13.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.26
|
$2.03
CA$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.82
|
$1.66
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK26.81
|
$2.50
CA$3.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK55.85
|
$5.43
CA$7.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK58.80
|
$7.95
CA$10.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.19
|
$3.36
CA$4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.41
|
$5.29
CA$7.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.80
|
$1.84
CA$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.24
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.97
|
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK18.97
|
$1.79
CA$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.01
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.61
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK71.57
|
$4.40
CA$6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK716.83
|
$68.18
CA$94.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK284,696.03
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,578.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK224.30
|
$16.78
CA$23.18
|
|
pay 77.1% more for housing
Sweden
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK305.49
|
$62.83
CA$86.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,188.57
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,726.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,870.62
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,583.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK726.39
|
$119.78
CA$165.45
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,274.09
|
$744.16
CA$1,027.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,053.02
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,876.76
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK71.69
|
$5.30
CA$7.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.41
|
$3.57
CA$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK65.72
|
$12.99
CA$17.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK414.70
|
$43.10
CA$59.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK144.64
|
$11.26
CA$15.55
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK843.10
|
$55.23
CA$76.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK363.04
|
$39.78
CA$54.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK864.49
|
$86.57
CA$119.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,241.18
|
$103.81
CA$143.38
|
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