Cost of living comparison

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Sweden vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 68.6% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants
pay 78.3% more in Sweden
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Sweden
Transportation
pay 38.4% more in Sweden
Housing
pay 93.4% more in Sweden
Childcare
pay 62.8% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports
pay 70.4% more in Sweden
Clothing
pay 44.8% more in Sweden

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Sweden are more expensive than in Turkey. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sweden.

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Sweden vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sweden instead of Turkey, you would:

pay 78.3% more for restaurants

 
Turkey
Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.80
TRY386.28
$14.04
SEK139.16
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.25
TRY408.38
$10.77
SEK106.72
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.28
TRY63.31
$2.49
SEK24.69
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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Turkey
Sweden
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.96
TRY47.63
$2.82
SEK27.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.58
TRY226.89
$5.72
SEK56.73
Milk (1 gallon) $3.74
TRY185.39
$6.07
SEK60.17
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pay 38.4% more for transportation

 
Turkey
Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.08
TRY251.45
$6.65
SEK65.87
Monthly public transit pass $32.35
TRY1,602.00
$77.78
SEK770.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,081.17
TRY2M
$31,975.58
SEK317K
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pay 93.4% more for housing

 
Turkey
Sweden
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.65
TRY675.87
$38.16
SEK378.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $475.20
TRY23,529.06
$883.11
SEK8,753.97
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $347.61
TRY17,211.40
$671.43
SEK6,655.65
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pay 62.8% less for childcare

 
Turkey
Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $606.51
TRY30,030.78
$155.03
SEK1,536.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,566.63
TRY672K
$7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
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pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Turkey
Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.02
TRY149.34
$7.36
SEK72.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.43
TRY169.90
$4.45
SEK44.08
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.16
TRY106.77
$7.55
SEK74.80
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pay 44.8% more for clothing

 
Turkey
Sweden
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $45.05
TRY2,230.83
$91.37
SEK905.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.92
TRY1,927.26
$44.99
SEK445.93
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $90.74
TRY4,492.86
$95.04
SEK942.07
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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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