Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 32.7% more expensive than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.1% more in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 67.7% more in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 79.1% more in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 30.8% more in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 54.7% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.4% more in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 14.2% more in Sweden
The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Poland. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Poland, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN33.61
|
$11.92
SEK115.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN28.37
|
$9.45
SEK91.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN6.59
|
$2.04
SEK19.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.43
|
$1.93
SEK18.62
|
|
pay 67.7% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.49
|
$2.49
SEK24.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN16.31
|
$5.18
SEK50.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN13.56
|
$5.43
SEK52.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.08
|
$3.74
SEK36.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.20
|
$4.68
SEK45.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.63
|
$1.19
SEK11.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.71
|
$1.06
SEK10.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN2.86
|
$1.13
SEK10.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.11
|
$1.73
SEK16.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.39
|
$0.67
SEK6.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.85
|
$0.70
SEK6.77
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN22.98
|
$6.64
SEK64.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN107.26
|
$68.10
SEK657.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN113,999.62
|
$26,850.74
SEK259,235.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN29.30
|
$21.47
SEK207.24
|
|
pay 30.8% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN54.53
|
$30.29
SEK292.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,279.00
|
$821.73
SEK7,933.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,810.68
|
$641.62
SEK6,194.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN696.66
|
$77.37
SEK747.01
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,204.09
|
$122.27
SEK1,180.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN22,757.89
|
$3,135.75
SEK30,274.71
|
|
pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN11.81
|
$6.64
SEK64.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN11.52
|
$3.78
SEK36.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN17.21
|
$6.41
SEK61.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN123.13
|
$38.70
SEK373.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN24.49
|
$14.24
SEK137.45
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN286.33
|
$79.10
SEK763.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN133.48
|
$35.56
SEK343.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN296.41
|
$84.42
SEK815.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN330.22
|
$125.14
SEK1,208.18
|
|
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