Cost of living comparison
France is 63.1% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in France instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.83
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr89.97
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.54
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.68
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Sweden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.26
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.65
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.55
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.75
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.08
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.04
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.83
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.48
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.04
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.54
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.51
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Sweden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.45
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr757.76
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr251,993.02
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.62
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 34.3% more for housing
Sweden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.43
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,012.61
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,244.18
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.05
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,409.81
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,656.90
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.33
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.79
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.54
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr401.91
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr134.86
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Sweden
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr856.89
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr369.82
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr871.35
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,325.56
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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