Cost of living comparison
Finland is 32.9% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Finland instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$13.74
€12.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$9.50
€8.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$58.04
€54.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$29,560.99
€27,636.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$20.72
€19.37
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
Sweden
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$23.03
€21.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$744.51
€696.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$617.65
€577.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$96.36
€90.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$346.47
€323.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$7,931.98
€7,415.49
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$7.11
€6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$9.96
€9.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$43.96
€41.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$15.18
€14.19
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$89.09
€83.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$36.28
€33.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$81.40
€76.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$117.91
€110.23
|
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