Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 12.1% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Greece, you would:
pay 44.0% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$11.31
SEK119.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$9.30
SEK98.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$1.93
SEK20.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.88
SEK19.97
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$2.55
SEK27.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$5.31
SEK56.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$5.59
SEK59.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$3.82
SEK40.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$4.89
SEK51.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.22
SEK12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.07
SEK11.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.14
SEK12.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.80
SEK19.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.67
SEK7.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.72
SEK7.67
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$6.80
SEK72.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$68.13
SEK722.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
$27,059.79
SEK286,851.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$21.32
SEK226.00
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$29.04
SEK307.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$873.36
SEK9,258.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$653.04
SEK6,922.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$69.04
SEK731.89
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
$121.10
SEK1,283.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,280.52
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$6.81
SEK72.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$3.75
SEK39.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$6.25
SEK66.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$39.42
SEK417.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$13.75
SEK145.73
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
$80.13
SEK849.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$34.51
SEK365.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
$82.17
SEK871.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
$117.97
SEK1,250.57
|
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