Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 63.8% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 62.4% more in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 28.8% more in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 10.3% more in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 16.4% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.2 times more in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 0.8% more in Sweden
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Cote d'Ivoire. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA1,971
|
$11.92
SEK119.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,159
|
$9.45
SEK94.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA455
|
$2.04
SEK20.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$1.93
SEK19.31
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA374
|
$2.49
SEK24.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,533
|
$5.18
SEK51.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA5,829
|
$5.43
SEK54.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,300
|
$3.74
SEK37.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,788
|
$4.68
SEK46.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA955
|
$1.19
SEK11.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA274
|
$1.06
SEK10.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA343
|
$1.13
SEK11.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA423
|
$1.73
SEK17.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.67
SEK6.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA533
|
$0.70
SEK7.02
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,208
|
$6.64
SEK66.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA27,101
|
$68.10
SEK681.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA17,738,708
|
$26,850.74
SEK268,850.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA8,771
|
$21.47
SEK214.93
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA29,117
|
$30.29
SEK303.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA490,004
|
$821.73
SEK8,227.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA175,745
|
$641.62
SEK6,424.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA81,820
|
$77.37
SEK774.71
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA119,901
|
$122.27
SEK1,224.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,790,296
|
$3,135.75
SEK31,397.56
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA591
|
$6.64
SEK66.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,433
|
$3.78
SEK37.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$6.41
SEK64.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA45,525
|
$38.70
SEK387.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$14.24
SEK142.55
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA44,347
|
$79.10
SEK791.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA31,207
|
$35.56
SEK356.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA44,314
|
$84.42
SEK845.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA67,341
|
$125.14
SEK1,252.99
|
|
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