Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 14.4% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Sweden instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.47
NZ$23.39
|
$11.92
SEK130.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
NZ$15.29
|
$9.45
SEK103.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.76
|
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
NZ$3.38
|
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NZ$3.24
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
NZ$6.54
|
$5.18
SEK56.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
NZ$11.36
|
$5.43
SEK59.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
NZ$10.29
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.38
|
$4.68
SEK51.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.99
|
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.81
|
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.27
|
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NZ$4.01
|
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NZ$1.56
|
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.44
|
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
NZ$10.87
|
$6.64
SEK72.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.15
NZ$120.05
|
$68.10
SEK747.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,735.85
NZ$42,940.47
|
$26,850.74
SEK294,823.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.90
NZ$31.07
|
$21.47
SEK235.69
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.16
NZ$88.81
|
$30.29
SEK332.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.66
NZ$1,749.27
|
$821.73
SEK9,022.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.64
NZ$1,405.50
|
$641.62
SEK7,045.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
NZ$159.15
|
$77.37
SEK849.56
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$611.89
NZ$1,062.21
|
$122.27
SEK1,342.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,661.07
NZ$18,507.20
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,430.83
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.10
NZ$10.58
|
$6.64
SEK72.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.73
|
$3.78
SEK41.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.88
NZ$39.72
|
$6.41
SEK70.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.53
NZ$66.88
|
$38.70
SEK424.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
NZ$18.95
|
$14.24
SEK156.32
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
NZ$113.37
|
$79.10
SEK868.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
NZ$70.80
|
$35.56
SEK390.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.71
NZ$162.68
|
$84.42
SEK926.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.74
NZ$211.34
|
$125.14
SEK1,374.04
|
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