Sweden vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sweden Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1728
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3883
$2270
🏠 One person rent
$880
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$79.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3340
$799
💸 GDP per capita
$57723
$15473
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
80
34
🌐 English speaking %
89%
15%
🎓 Higher education
95
77
😀 Quality of life
92
57
🏙️ Population
10.6M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Sweden ($1728) is 92% more expensive than in Turkey ($900). Sweden ranked 28th vs 110th 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 11th and 76th 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
$14.2
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.68
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$709
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.8
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
41.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6199
$1921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4067
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.76
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$6.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.62
$2.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$654
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6191
$11732

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1288
15.7M
Ankara
$1118
5.8M
Izmir
$1046
4.49M
Bursa
$915
2.9M
Antalya
$1035
2.43M
Konya
$670
2.23M
Kocaeli
$835
1.85M
Adana
$791
1.77M
Urfa
$662
1.99M
Kayseri
$725
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$571
1.73M
Samsun
$802
1.37M
Gaziantep
$602
1.68M
Balikesir
$704
1.25M
Denizli
$557
1.03M
Eskisehir
$777
871K
Mersin
$820
1.04M
Van
$585
1.13M
Erzurum
$457
768K
Trabzon
$758
824K
Izmit
$985
376K
Manisa
$760
420K
Batman
$624
446K
Elazig
$622
422K
Malatya
$627
426K
Kutahya
$612
267K
Antakya
$659
378K
Tarsus
$724
347K
Kahramanmaras
$704
444K
Sivas
$709
365K