Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.9 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$49.68
£39.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$2.54
£2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$1.74
£1.40
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$4.40
£3.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$6.78
£5.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$4.61
£3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$4.27
£3.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$1.13
£0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$1.61
£1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$6.86
£5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$64.59
£51.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$28,940.94
£23,175.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$35.31
£28.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$59.54
£47.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$1,792.17
£1,435.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$1,632.47
£1,307.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$145.06
£116.16
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$1,971.83
£1,578.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$18,449.33
£14,773.65
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$7.14
£5.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$4.35
£3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$12.82
£10.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$76.60
£61.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$95.82
£76.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$51.82
£41.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$102.17
£81.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$116.23
£93.07
|
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