Sweden vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sweden Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1832
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4115
$2252
🏠 One person rent
$937
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$1570
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3506
$911
💸 GDP per capita
$57117
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
80
31
🌐 English speaking %
89%
15%
🎓 Higher education
95
77
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
10.6M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Sweden ($1832) is 106% more expensive than in Turkey ($889). Sweden ranked 24th vs 112th for Turkey 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 months in Turkey. Ranked 9th and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sweden vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Sweden and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 60 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.14
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
41.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6483
$1911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4215
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.98
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.3
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$7.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.84
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.34
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.08
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.3
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.6
$5.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7091
$12255

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Cities Comparison in Sweden vs Turkey

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1305
15.7M
Ankara
$1027
5.8M
Izmir
$1040
4.49M
Bursa
$894
2.9M
Antalya
$966
2.43M
Konya
$734
2.23M
Kocaeli
$867
1.85M
Adana
$761
1.77M
Urfa
$625
1.99M
Kayseri
$702
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$550
1.73M
Samsun
$786
1.37M
Gaziantep
$571
1.68M
Balikesir
$746
1.25M
Denizli
$550
1.03M
Eskisehir
$748
871K
Mersin
$830
1.04M
Van
$568
1.13M
Erzurum
$445
768K
Trabzon
$755
824K
Izmit
$945
376K
Manisa
$767
420K
Elazig
$595
422K
Malatya
$598
426K
Antakya
$622
378K
Batman
$622
446K
Tarsus
$721
347K
Kahramanmaras
$675
444K
Sivas
$688
365K
Inegol
$769
281K