Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 25.7% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.82
|
$11.92
SEK131.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.66
|
$9.45
SEK104.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$2.04
SEK22.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$1.93
SEK21.28
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$2.49
SEK27.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$5.18
SEK57.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$5.43
SEK59.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$3.74
SEK41.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$4.68
SEK51.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$1.19
SEK13.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$1.06
SEK11.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$1.73
SEK19.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.09
|
$6.64
SEK73.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.62
|
$68.10
SEK751.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,449.69
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,330.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.17
|
$21.47
SEK236.90
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.77
|
$30.29
SEK334.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€544.13
|
$821.73
SEK9,068.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€449.34
|
$641.62
SEK7,081.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.21
|
$77.37
SEK853.90
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.77
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,745.88
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,606.74
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.91
|
$6.64
SEK73.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$3.78
SEK41.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.03
|
$6.41
SEK70.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.43
|
$38.70
SEK427.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.89
|
$14.24
SEK157.12
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€61.02
|
$79.10
SEK872.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.03
|
$35.56
SEK392.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.76
|
$84.42
SEK931.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.57
|
$125.14
SEK1,381.06
|
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