Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 19.8% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Sweden instead of United States, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$10.47
kr109.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.27
kr86.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.80
kr18.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.63
kr16.97
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$2.32
kr24.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.47
kr46.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.74
kr49.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.01
kr31.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$4.05
kr42.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.20
kr12.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.00
kr10.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.15
kr11.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.57
kr16.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.60
kr6.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.60
kr6.25
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$7.21
kr75.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$69.67
kr727.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$23,170.07
kr241,909.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$22.12
kr230.99
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$28.54
kr298.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$736.74
kr7,691.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$574.14
kr5,994.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$61.61
kr643.23
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$129.63
kr1,353.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$3,186.61
kr33,270.08
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$6.47
kr67.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.66
kr38.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$6.21
kr64.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$36.95
kr385.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$12.40
kr129.46
|
|
pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$78.79
kr822.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$34.00
kr355.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$80.12
kr836.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$121.88
kr1,272.51
|
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