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Sweden vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 2.5 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 73.4% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Sweden
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 19.7% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 57.8% more in Sweden

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sweden.

Sweden vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sweden instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,881.79	$11.92 SEK131.11	+567.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,392.26	$9.45 SEK104.00	+192.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,190.61	$2.04 SEK22.46	+224.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,686.70	$1.93 SEK21.21	+366.7%
Average			+337.7%

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pay 73.4% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,109.20	$2.49 SEK27.35	+100.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,465.74	$5.18 SEK57.03	+14.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,049.57	$5.43 SEK59.79	+4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,249.29	$3.74 SEK41.14	+130.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,783.57	$4.68 SEK51.45	+232.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,980.12	$1.19 SEK13.10	+1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,031.46	$1.06 SEK11.62	+70.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,142.85	$1.13 SEK12.48	+39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,794.56	$1.73 SEK19.03	+218.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,096.77	$0.67 SEK7.41	+19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,953.40	$0.70 SEK7.72	-24.1%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,175.02	$6.64 SEK73.00	+114.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR195,972.24	$68.10 SEK749.21	+462.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,293,242.08	$26,850.74 SEK295,386.30	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,866.76	$21.47 SEK236.14	+452.6%
Average			+260.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,566.86	$30.29 SEK333.19	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,520,922.59	$821.73 SEK9,039.86	+194.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,657,141.55	$641.62 SEK7,058.51	+290.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR773,390.05	$77.37 SEK851.18	+61.9%
Average			+140.1%

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pay 19.7% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,817,194.55	$122.27 SEK1,345.15	+8.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,100,701.93	$3,135.75 SEK34,496.52	-48.3%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,401.72	$6.64 SEK73.07	+142.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,724.08	$3.78 SEK41.64	+120.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,214.69	$6.41 SEK70.50	+194.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,496.67	$38.70 SEK425.73	+44.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,093.13	$14.24 SEK156.62	+351.0%
Average			+170.7%

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pay 57.8% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR679,476.22	$79.10 SEK870.14	+88.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR452,922.65	$35.56 SEK391.20	+27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,106,801.47	$84.42 SEK928.74	+23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,054,217.63	$125.14 SEK1,376.67	+92.1%
Average			+57.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2024

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