Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 77.6% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
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Sweden
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United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
kr100.29
|
$17.81
£13.76
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.46
kr79.10
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
kr18.64
|
$1.86
£1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
kr16.66
|
$1.35
£1.04
|
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pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr22.08
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
kr43.52
|
$3.82
£2.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
kr43.36
|
$4.80
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
kr28.96
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
kr38.93
|
$3.55
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
kr11.78
|
$1.16
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr9.92
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr11.15
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
kr13.49
|
$1.17
£0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
kr5.59
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
kr5.95
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
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pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
kr57.82
|
$6.75
£5.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.75
kr666.48
|
$100.97
£78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,014.85
kr217,416.00
|
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.23
kr202.48
|
$18.13
£14.01
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.72
kr298.51
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.43
kr6,848.32
|
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$622.46
kr5,202.17
|
$877.47
£677.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.81
kr583.39
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.65
kr1,409.43
|
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,626.66
kr30,309.38
|
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
kr65.39
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
kr36.00
|
$3.81
£2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.67
kr64.10
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.20
kr377.75
|
$47.17
£36.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.49
kr129.43
|
$13.49
£10.42
|
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pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.44
kr814.36
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.29
kr361.82
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.88
kr826.40
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.50
kr1,215.98
|
$86.00
£66.45
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