Australia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$1758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$3963
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
80
🌐 English speaking %
91.1%
89%
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
97
94
🏙️ Population
27.2M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 40% more expensive than in Sweden ($1758). Australia ranked 11th vs 27th 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 4th and 9th 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
$16.2
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$7.66
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$967
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$720
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$1734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$1314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$6105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$8198

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Cities Comparison in Australia vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K