Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 16.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Austria, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.59
|
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
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