Cost of living comparison
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Slovakia vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary
Slovakia is 21.1% cheaper than Sweden overall.
Slovakia vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
SEK139.16
|
$8.84
€7.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
SEK106.72
|
$8.92
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
SEK24.69
|
$1.86
€1.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
SEK20.50
|
$1.41
€1.26
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants
pay 24.9% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
SEK27.96
|
$1.40
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
SEK56.73
|
$5.92
€5.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SEK60.17
|
$3.92
€3.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
SEK41.96
|
$3.72
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.25
SEK52.06
|
$3.31
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK13.45
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.35
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
SEK12.83
|
$1.03
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
SEK19.15
|
$1.75
€1.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SEK7.53
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SEK7.23
|
$0.64
€0.57
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries
pay 29.9% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
SEK65.87
|
$6.85
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.78
SEK770.99
|
$29.63
€26.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,975.58
SEK317K
|
$25,866.96
€23,022.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.74
SEK225.41
|
$12.42
€11.06
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovakia - Cost of transportation
pay 17.8% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.16
SEK378.26
|
$19.25
€17.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.11
SEK8,753.97
|
$608.23
€541.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.43
SEK6,655.65
|
$502.60
€447.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.70
SEK968.44
|
$194.53
€173.14
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$155.03
SEK1,536.80
|
$469.66
€418.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
|
$10,742.31
€9,561.04
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovakia - Cost of childcare
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
SEK72.98
|
$2.27
€2.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
SEK44.08
|
$2.69
€2.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.55
SEK74.80
|
$6.08
€5.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.12
SEK407.65
|
$42.98
€38.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.58
SEK154.45
|
$8.85
€7.88
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovakia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 27.1% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.37
SEK905.76
|
$68.85
€61.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
SEK445.93
|
$34.33
€30.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.04
SEK942.07
|
$79.79
€71.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.76
SEK1,474.64
|
$87.22
€77.63
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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