Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 70.8% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$30.90
|
$11.31
SEK120.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$38.50
|
$9.30
SEK98.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.23
|
$1.93
SEK20.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.76
|
$1.88
SEK20.01
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$8.56
|
$2.55
SEK27.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$25.05
|
$5.31
SEK56.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$22.41
|
$5.59
SEK59.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$11.92
|
$3.82
SEK40.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$9.75
|
$4.89
SEK51.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$5.01
|
$1.22
SEK12.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.27
|
$1.07
SEK11.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.69
|
$1.14
SEK12.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$4.05
|
$1.80
SEK19.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.89
|
$0.67
SEK7.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.77
|
$0.72
SEK7.68
|
|
pay 71.8% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$22.80
|
$6.80
SEK72.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$254.58
|
$68.13
SEK723.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$124,569.43
|
$27,059.79
SEK287,402.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$50.64
|
$21.32
SEK226.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$112.98
|
$29.04
SEK308.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,852.27
|
$873.36
SEK9,275.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,258.38
|
$653.04
SEK6,935.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$312.03
|
$69.04
SEK733.30
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,588.72
|
$121.10
SEK1,286.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$43,871.49
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,338.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$10.07
|
$6.81
SEK72.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$9.63
|
$3.75
SEK39.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$12.18
|
$6.25
SEK66.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$138.03
|
$39.42
SEK418.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$36.80
|
$13.75
SEK146.01
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$276.11
|
$80.13
SEK851.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$247.23
|
$34.51
SEK366.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$443.82
|
$82.17
SEK872.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$362.46
|
$117.97
SEK1,252.97
|
|
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