Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.3 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK120.17
|
$17.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK98.75
|
$9.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.46
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.01
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.07
|
$2.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.38
|
$5.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.36
|
$3.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.57
|
$2.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.90
|
$4.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.92
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.35
|
$0.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.08
|
$1.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.15
|
$1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.08
|
$0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.68
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.25
|
$3.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK723.64
|
$77.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK287,402.01
|
$31,837.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK226.44
|
$15.34
|
|
pay 81.2% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK308.39
|
$66.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,275.91
|
$1,337.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,935.92
|
$1,055.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK733.30
|
$126.10
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,286.20
|
$1,229.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,338.67
|
$22,314.07
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.38
|
$4.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.78
|
$4.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.35
|
$9.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK418.64
|
$44.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK146.01
|
$11.73
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK851.11
|
$51.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK366.49
|
$37.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK872.71
|
$87.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,252.97
|
$112.76
|
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