Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 23.9% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.8% less in Sweden
- Groceries
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pay 3.4% more in Sweden
- Transportation
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pay 16.4% less in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 41.0% less in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 79.0% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.6% less in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 4.1% less in Sweden
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.50
|
$11.92
SEK116.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.76
|
$9.45
SEK92.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.59
|
$2.04
SEK19.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.05
|
$1.93
SEK18.82
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.58
|
$2.49
SEK24.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.46
|
$5.18
SEK50.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.88
|
$5.43
SEK53.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.89
|
$3.74
SEK36.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.06
|
$4.68
SEK45.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$1.19
SEK11.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$1.06
SEK10.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$1.13
SEK11.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$1.73
SEK16.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.67
SEK6.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.70
SEK6.85
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.87
|
$6.64
SEK64.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.42
|
$68.10
SEK664.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,119.91
|
$26,850.74
SEK262,153.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.03
|
$21.47
SEK209.57
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.96
|
$30.29
SEK295.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,135.03
|
$821.73
SEK8,022.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€926.10
|
$641.62
SEK6,264.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€165.31
|
$77.37
SEK755.42
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,433.32
|
$122.27
SEK1,193.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,968.81
|
$3,135.75
SEK30,615.50
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.89
|
$6.64
SEK64.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$3.78
SEK36.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.14
|
$6.41
SEK62.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.33
|
$38.70
SEK377.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.28
|
$14.24
SEK139.00
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.26
|
$79.10
SEK772.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.68
|
$35.56
SEK347.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.53
|
$84.42
SEK824.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.36
|
$125.14
SEK1,221.78
|
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