Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 2.2 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK113.71
|
$20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK89.87
|
$9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.52
|
$2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.66
|
$1.73
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.23
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK48.60
|
$5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.50
|
$3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.71
|
$3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.03
|
$5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.02
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.82
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.46
|
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.03
|
$2.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.53
|
$1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.50
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK78.36
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK756.93
|
$56.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK251,716.84
|
$20,857.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK240.36
|
$17.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK310.09
|
$80.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,003.83
|
$1,228.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,237.34
|
$1,147.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK669.31
|
$130.76
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,408.26
|
$1,264.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,618.91
|
$13,757.33
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.25
|
$5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK39.75
|
$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK67.47
|
$9.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK401.47
|
$69.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK134.71
|
$12.32
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK855.95
|
$40.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK369.42
|
$33.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK870.39
|
$79.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,324.10
|
$112.90
|
|
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