Sweden vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sweden Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1571
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3555
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$811
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$514
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3016
$1491
💸 GDP per capita
$56305
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.75
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
82
67
🌐 English speaking %
89%
30%
🎓 Higher education
95
89
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
10.6M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Sweden ($1571) is 63% more expensive than in Taiwan ($963). Sweden ranked 31st vs 91st for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Sweden compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 10th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sweden vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Sweden and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 60 and 17 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.

Sweden Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$401
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1625
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$50.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5608
$7413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3611
$4299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.3
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.58
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.03
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.8
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4409
$14683

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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

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1060
4.04M
Taipei
$1158
2.6M
Taichung
$931
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$868
2.33M
Tainan
$841
1.87M
Hsinchu
$864
499K
Keelung
$1028
367K
Zhubei
$828
218K
Chiayi
$707
252K
Changhua
$841
225K
Kinmen
$821
144K
Miaoli
$698
86.2K
Douliu
$761
109K
Nantou
$818
97.4K
Yilan
$745
95K
Taitung
$801
103K