Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 85.5% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 95.3% more in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 94.8% more in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 25.6% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 84.8% more in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 62.0% more in Sweden
The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.14
|
$11.92
SEK133.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.79
|
$9.45
SEK106.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.53
|
$2.04
SEK22.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.77
|
$1.93
SEK21.62
|
|
pay 95.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.02
|
$2.49
SEK27.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.17
|
$5.18
SEK58.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.50
|
$5.43
SEK60.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.11
|
$3.74
SEK41.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.09
|
$4.68
SEK52.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.69
|
$1.19
SEK13.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.45
|
$1.06
SEK11.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$1.13
SEK12.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.72
|
$1.73
SEK19.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.64
|
$0.67
SEK7.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
$0.70
SEK7.87
|
|
pay 94.8% more for transportation
Peru
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.61
|
$6.64
SEK74.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN66.55
|
$68.10
SEK763.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN77,565.85
|
$26,850.74
SEK301,112.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN60.62
|
$21.47
SEK240.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Peru
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN107.87
|
$30.29
SEK339.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,227.77
|
$821.73
SEK9,215.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN904.32
|
$641.62
SEK7,195.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN140.48
|
$77.37
SEK867.68
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Peru
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN644.54
|
$122.27
SEK1,371.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,397.42
|
$3,135.75
SEK35,165.22
|
|
pay 84.8% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.33
|
$6.64
SEK74.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.75
|
$3.78
SEK42.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.41
|
$6.41
SEK71.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN121.47
|
$38.70
SEK433.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.03
|
$14.24
SEK159.65
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Peru
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN161.26
|
$79.10
SEK887.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN98.37
|
$35.56
SEK398.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN251.84
|
$84.42
SEK946.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN237.61
|
$125.14
SEK1,403.35
|
|
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