Australia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
82
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
89%
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
25.7M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 45% more expensive than in Sweden ($1578). Australia ranked 10th 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 6th 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
$14.6
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$5136

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K