Australia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2241
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5240
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$1321
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$2189
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3826
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
80
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
89%
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
27.2M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2241) is 30% more expensive than in Sweden ($1728). Australia ranked 13th vs 28th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 5th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Australia and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 60 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1490
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5761
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1786
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16550
$6191

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2640
5.45M
Melbourne
$2308
5.35M
Brisbane
$2065
2.71M
Perth
$2338
2.14M
Adelaide
$2117
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2297
608K
Canberra
$2019
381K
Wollongong
$1580
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1697
284K
Ipswich
$1662
233K
Townsville
$1683
174K
Hobart
$2127
197K
Geelong
$2058
180K
Newcastle
$1839
153K
Darwin
$1647
140K
Cairns
$1513
147K
Ballarat
$1464
116K
Bunbury
$1701
75.2K
Bendigo
$1362
103K
Toowoomba
$1639
108K
Launceston
$1660
80.9K
Melton
$1738
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1988
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1482
63.2K
Pakenham
$1725
54.1K
Tarneit
$1673
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1712
57.7K
Berwick
$1706
50.3K
Blacktown
$1599
51K
Orange
$1364
41.2K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K