Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 23.5% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.9% less in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 13.2% less in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 8.5% less in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 32.8% less in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 51.9% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.0% less in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 9.5% less in Sweden
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Norway, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK192.83
|
$11.92
SEK115.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK126.68
|
$9.45
SEK91.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK29.97
|
$2.04
SEK19.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.13
|
$1.93
SEK18.62
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.54
|
$2.49
SEK24.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.07
|
$5.18
SEK50.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.19
|
$5.43
SEK52.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.62
|
$3.74
SEK36.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK61.69
|
$4.68
SEK45.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.70
|
$1.19
SEK11.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.24
|
$1.06
SEK10.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.44
|
$1.13
SEK10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.93
|
$1.73
SEK16.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.94
|
$0.67
SEK6.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.96
|
$0.70
SEK6.77
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.24
|
$6.64
SEK64.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK700.61
|
$68.10
SEK657.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK337,778.01
|
$26,850.74
SEK259,235.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK244.66
|
$21.47
SEK207.24
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK551.47
|
$30.29
SEK292.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,726.02
|
$821.73
SEK7,933.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,368.75
|
$641.62
SEK6,194.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,542.35
|
$77.37
SEK747.01
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,833.73
|
$122.27
SEK1,180.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK63,648.40
|
$3,135.75
SEK30,274.71
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK91.92
|
$6.64
SEK64.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.29
|
$3.78
SEK36.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK137.95
|
$6.41
SEK61.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK449.87
|
$38.70
SEK373.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK141.12
|
$14.24
SEK137.45
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Norway
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK913.90
|
$79.10
SEK763.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK417.59
|
$35.56
SEK343.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,046.68
|
$84.42
SEK815.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,312.44
|
$125.14
SEK1,208.18
|
|
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