Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 19.6% cheaper than Pennsylvania.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Pennsylvania, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
Pennsylvania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.53
|
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
|
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Pennsylvania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.37
|
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
|
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
|
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Pennsylvania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.58
|
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,817.25
|
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.67
|
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Pennsylvania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.16
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,357.77
|
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,179.21
|
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.88
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
|
pay 91.5% less for childcare
Pennsylvania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,481.93
|
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,614.17
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
Pennsylvania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.58
|
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
|
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.13
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.60
|
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.87
|
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Pennsylvania
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.27
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.31
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.69
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.12
|
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
|
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