Cost of living comparison
China is 19.4% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in China instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK119.94
|
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK98.56
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.42
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.97
|
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Sweden
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China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.02
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.27
|
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.25
|
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.50
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.80
|
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.90
|
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.33
|
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.06
|
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.11
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.06
|
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.67
|
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
Sweden
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.11
|
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK722.28
|
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK286,860.81
|
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK226.01
|
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Sweden
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China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK307.81
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,258.44
|
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,922.86
|
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK731.92
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,283.78
|
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,281.54
|
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.24
|
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.71
|
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.22
|
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK417.85
|
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK145.74
|
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Sweden
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK849.51
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK365.80
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK871.06
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,250.61
|
$76.83
CN¥558.32
|
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