India vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$175
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$2930
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$55517
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
80
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
89%
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
41
91
🏙️ Population
1.33B
10.6M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 72% less expensive than in Sweden ($1540). India ranked 190th 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 1.5 months in India compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 111th and 11th 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
$3.05
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$76.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$5475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$3616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$7.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$4679

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2039
985K
Gothenburg
$1623
675K
Malmo
$1585
339K
Uppsala
$1416
175K
Helsingborg
$1297
116K
Vasteras
$1327
132K
Orebro
$1171
129K
Linkoping
$1302
117K
Taby
$1570
77.6K
Solna
$1783
85.7K
Lund
$1474
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1734
77.6K
Norrkoping
$1242
98.2K
Jonkoping
$1373
103K
Eskilstuna
$1252
70.6K
Umea
$1218
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1592
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1233
70.9K
Gavle
$1411
86.5K
Karlstad
$1279
69.6K
Lulea
$1309
49.6K
Halmstad
$1208
73K
Sigtuna
$1510
52.7K
Boras
$1367
75.6K
Uddevalla
$1334
57.1K
Skovde
$1473
57.9K
Trollhattan
$1167
50.1K
Ostersund
$1362
54K
Vaxjo
$1331
74.1K
Tumba
$1568
46.9K