Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 16.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.29
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.39
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.66
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.18
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.42
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.26
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.58
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.63
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.54
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,489.31
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.94
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€47.32
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€781.50
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€676.02
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€147.75
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€534.51
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,174.36
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.36
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.71
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.54
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.96
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.99
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.52
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€86.67
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€119.95
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
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