India vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$440
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1134
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$181
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$2485
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
82
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
89%
🎓 Higher education
74
95
😀 Quality of life
41
92
🏙️ Population
1.33B
10.6M

The average cost of living in India ($440) is 72% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). India ranked 192nd vs 31st 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 1.5 months in India compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 113th and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Sweden

We calculate prices for India and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.14
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.35
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1064
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.5
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1862
$4409

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K