Cost of living comparison
Italy is 39.9% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Italy instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK120.29
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK98.85
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.48
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.03
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.09
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.44
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.42
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.62
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.95
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.94
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.36
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.10
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.17
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.08
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.69
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.32
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK724.38
|
$38.24
€35.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK287,695.60
|
$26,985.59
€25,178.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK226.67
|
$19.55
€18.25
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Sweden
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK308.71
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,285.38
|
$660.64
€616.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,943.00
|
$504.89
€471.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK734.05
|
$158.99
€148.34
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,287.52
|
$519.28
€484.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,369.66
|
$9,615.09
€8,971.39
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.45
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.82
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.42
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK419.07
|
$52.41
€48.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK146.16
|
$9.51
€8.88
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK851.98
|
$76.74
€71.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK366.86
|
$34.05
€31.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK873.60
|
$84.06
€78.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,254.25
|
$115.51
€107.78
|
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