Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 17.1% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Samoa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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