Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 37.5% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.8% less in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 1.9% less in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 37.4% less in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 59.5% less in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 91.8% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.3% less in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 20.6% less in Sweden
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of London, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.42
|
$11.92
SEK115.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.77
|
$9.45
SEK91.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.85
|
$2.04
SEK19.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.39
|
$1.93
SEK18.72
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
London
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.56
|
$2.49
SEK24.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.24
|
$5.18
SEK50.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.74
|
$5.43
SEK52.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.34
|
$3.74
SEK36.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.20
|
$4.68
SEK45.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.17
|
$1.19
SEK11.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$1.06
SEK10.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.08
|
$1.13
SEK11.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.35
|
$1.73
SEK16.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$0.67
SEK6.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.53
|
$0.70
SEK6.81
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
|
London
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.56
|
$6.64
SEK64.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£194.16
|
$68.10
SEK661.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,458.78
|
$26,850.74
SEK260,766.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.50
|
$21.47
SEK208.47
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
|
London
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£31.29
|
$30.29
SEK294.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,130.54
|
$821.73
SEK7,980.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,551.21
|
$641.62
SEK6,231.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£198.36
|
$77.37
SEK751.42
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
|
London
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,754.06
|
$122.27
SEK1,187.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,965.36
|
$3,135.75
SEK30,453.45
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.21
|
$6.64
SEK64.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.61
|
$3.78
SEK36.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.85
|
$6.41
SEK62.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£49.36
|
$38.70
SEK375.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.13
|
$14.24
SEK138.26
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
London
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£72.87
|
$79.10
SEK768.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.99
|
$35.56
SEK345.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£86.34
|
$84.42
SEK819.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£101.75
|
$125.14
SEK1,215.32
|
|
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