Sweden vs Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sweden Trinidad and Tobago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1578
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3550
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$827
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2823
$841
💸 GDP per capita
$56374
$19629
😃 Human freedom index
8.75
7.45
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
82
42
🌐 English speaking %
89%
87.7%
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
92
42
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Sweden ($1578) is 35% more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago ($1171). Sweden ranked 28th vs 54th for Trinidad and Tobago in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sweden compared to 0.7 months in Trinidad and Tobago. Ranked 11th and 112th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sweden vs Trinidad and Tobago

We calculate prices for Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago as a population-weighted mean of 60 and 5 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 Trinidad and Tobago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.7
$87
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$680
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1216
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.1
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5722
$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3563
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.9
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$8.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.18
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5136
$2902

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Cities Comparison in Sweden vs Trinidad and Tobago

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Trinidad and Tobago

City Cost of living Population
Port of Spain
$1218
545K
San Fernando
$898
55.4K
Chaguanas
$1053
83.5K
Scarborough
$1099
17K
San Juan
$1217
13.8K