India vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$425
$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1001
$4115
🏠 One person rent
$172
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$3506
💸 GDP per capita
$2695
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
72
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
80
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
89%
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
46
94
🏙️ Population
1.45B
10.6M

The average cost of living in India ($425) is 77% less expensive than in Sweden ($1832). India ranked 192nd vs 24th 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 0.9 months in India compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 111th and 9th 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
$3.18
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$95.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.68
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$6483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$889
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$92.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.63
$9.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.7
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.6
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2121
$7091

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2524
985K
Gothenburg
$1864
675K
Malmo
$1907
339K
Uppsala
$1831
175K
Orebro
$1311
129K
Vasteras
$1603
132K
Helsingborg
$1590
116K
Solna
$2118
86.4K
Linkoping
$1631
117K
Taby
$1853
78.3K
Norrkoping
$1337
98.2K
Lund
$1701
98.3K
Eskilstuna
$1547
70.6K
Sollentuna
$2065
78K
Jonkoping
$1581
103K
Gavle
$1423
86.5K
Umea
$1449
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1914
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1516
74.1K
Karlstad
$1562
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1492
70.9K
Sigtuna
$1741
53.1K
Boras
$1612
75.6K
Skovde
$1656
58.2K
Halmstad
$1412
73K
Trollhattan
$1405
50.1K
Ostersund
$1596
54K
Uddevalla
$1588
56.9K
Lulea
$1642
49.6K
Tumba
$1827
46.9K