Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.3 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK119.94
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK98.56
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.42
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.97
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.02
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.27
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.25
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.50
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.80
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.90
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.33
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.06
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.11
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.06
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.67
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.11
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK722.28
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK286,860.81
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK226.01
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 89.6% more for housing
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK307.81
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,258.44
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,922.86
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK731.92
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,283.78
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,281.54
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.24
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.71
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.22
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK417.85
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK145.74
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK849.51
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK365.80
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK871.06
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,250.61
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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