Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 24.4% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.49
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.13
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.54
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.62
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.15
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,788.87
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.99
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
Virginia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.48
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,832.03
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.84
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.31
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,614.20
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,849.72
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.17
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.03
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.19
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Virginia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.05
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.36
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.16
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.91
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
|
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