Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 16.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Sweden instead of United States, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$10.47
kr109.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$8.28
kr86.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.83
kr19.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$1.68
kr17.69
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$2.24
kr23.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.66
|
$4.47
kr46.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$4.45
kr46.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
|
$2.91
kr30.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$4.02
kr42.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.19
kr12.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.99
kr10.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.10
kr11.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.48
kr15.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.56
kr5.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.56
kr5.87
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
|
$7.55
kr79.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.19
|
$74.27
kr779.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,050.13
|
$23,032.45
kr241,808.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.53
|
$20.72
kr217.56
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.65
|
$30.32
kr318.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.14
|
$749.67
kr7,870.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.13
|
$602.16
kr6,321.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.57
|
$65.56
kr688.30
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$980.97
|
$139.39
kr1,463.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,983.58
|
$1,722.11
kr18,079.73
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
|
$6.73
kr70.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
|
$3.68
kr38.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$6.49
kr68.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.54
|
$37.04
kr388.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$12.76
kr133.92
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$82.38
kr864.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
|
$35.15
kr369.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.71
|
$83.33
kr874.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.75
|
$121.39
kr1,274.47
|
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