Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 12.1% cheaper than Oklahoma.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Oklahoma, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
|
Oklahoma
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.80
|
$11.31
SEK119.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
|
$9.30
SEK98.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
|
$1.93
SEK20.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
|
$1.88
SEK19.97
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
|
Oklahoma
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
|
$2.55
SEK27.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
|
$5.31
SEK56.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
|
$5.59
SEK59.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
|
$3.82
SEK40.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$4.89
SEK51.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.22
SEK12.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$1.07
SEK11.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.14
SEK12.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.80
SEK19.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.67
SEK7.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.72
SEK7.67
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
|
Oklahoma
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$6.80
SEK72.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.50
|
$68.13
SEK722.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,871.86
|
$27,059.79
SEK286,851.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.15
|
$21.32
SEK226.00
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
|
Oklahoma
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.43
|
$29.04
SEK307.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,205.60
|
$873.36
SEK9,258.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,049.79
|
$653.04
SEK6,922.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.89
|
$69.04
SEK731.89
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
|
Oklahoma
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,130.84
|
$121.10
SEK1,283.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,231.25
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,280.52
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oklahoma
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.81
SEK72.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$3.75
SEK39.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$6.25
SEK66.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
|
$39.42
SEK417.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
|
$13.75
SEK145.73
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
|
Oklahoma
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.95
|
$80.13
SEK849.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.26
|
$34.51
SEK365.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.78
|
$82.17
SEK871.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.29
|
$117.97
SEK1,250.57
|
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