Cost of living comparison
Italy is 43.3% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Italy instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr87.52
|
$14.35
€12.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
kr69.19
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
kr15.33
|
$2.18
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
kr14.08
|
$1.09
€0.95
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
kr18.75
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr37.38
|
$6.40
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
kr37.23
|
$4.35
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
kr24.32
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
kr33.59
|
$4.02
€3.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr9.96
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr8.27
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
kr9.20
|
$0.86
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
kr12.37
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
kr4.65
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
kr4.68
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
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pay 13.6% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
kr63.14
|
$8.47
€7.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$74.27
kr620.73
|
$36.88
€32.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,032.45
kr192,490.96
|
$23,486.94
€20,595.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
kr173.19
|
$16.94
€14.86
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.32
kr253.38
|
$29.40
€25.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$749.67
kr6,265.25
|
$560.05
€491.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.16
kr5,032.49
|
$428.17
€375.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.56
kr547.92
|
$132.43
€116.13
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.39
kr1,164.92
|
$431.71
€378.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,722.11
kr14,392.34
|
$9,518.89
€8,347.12
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
kr56.25
|
$4.48
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
kr30.77
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.49
kr54.27
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
kr309.58
|
$48.62
€42.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.76
kr106.61
|
$8.84
€7.75
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.38
kr688.52
|
$72.84
€63.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.15
kr293.75
|
$34.55
€30.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
kr696.44
|
$82.76
€72.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.39
kr1,014.54
|
$107.74
€94.48
|
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