Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.1 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in United States instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.83
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr89.97
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.54
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.68
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 45.4% more for groceries
Sweden
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.26
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.65
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.55
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.75
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.08
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.04
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.83
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.48
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.04
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.54
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.51
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.45
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr757.76
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr251,993.02
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.62
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Sweden
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.43
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,012.61
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,244.18
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.05
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,409.81
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,656.90
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.33
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.79
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.54
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr401.91
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr134.86
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Sweden
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr856.89
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr369.82
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr871.35
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,325.56
|
$109.59
|
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