Sweden vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sweden United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1703
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3827
$5627
🏠 One person rent
$867
$1485
🏘️ Family rent
$1462
$2503
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3226
$3376
💸 GDP per capita
$57723
$52637
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
80
71
🌐 English speaking %
89%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
10.6M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Sweden ($1703) is 29% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2390). Sweden ranked 28th vs 11th for the United Kingdom 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 1.4 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 11th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sweden vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Sweden and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 60 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.2
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.75
$7.09
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$923
$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$1188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$2824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1264
$2175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.6
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6212
$8979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4063
$5923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.6
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.85
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.68
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$97.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.5
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$1820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$21116

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2230
985K
Gothenburg
$1827
675K
Malmo
$1715
339K
Uppsala
$1641
175K
Vasteras
$1430
132K
Linkoping
$1556
117K
Orebro
$1319
129K
Helsingborg
$1479
116K
Taby
$1712
77.7K
Lund
$1594
98.3K
Solna
$1964
85.8K
Norrkoping
$1376
98.2K
Sollentuna
$1952
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1509
103K
Eskilstuna
$1417
70.6K
Umea
$1356
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1740
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1481
70.9K
Gavle
$1484
86.5K
Karlstad
$1490
69.6K
Sigtuna
$1614
52.7K
Boras
$1507
75.6K
Halmstad
$1368
73K
Lulea
$1529
49.6K
Uddevalla
$1522
57K
Vaxjo
$1452
74.1K
Skovde
$1539
58K
Trollhattan
$1343
50.1K
Ostersund
$1512
54K
Tumba
$1701
46.9K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3638
8.8M
Birmingham
$2147
1.14M
Glasgow
$2115
626K
Edinburgh
$2300
488K
Sheffield
$1856
518K
Manchester
$2233
548K
Bristol
$2551
472K
Leeds
$2076
536K
Liverpool
$1909
513K
Coventry
$2043
363K
Leicester
$1945
464K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1932
300K
Cardiff
$2126
361K
Bradford
$1775
293K
Bolton
$2058
285K
Westminster
$2994
255K
Belfast
$1931
345K
Sunderland
$1633
277K
Brighton and Hove
$2331
277K
Southampton
$2267
271K
Derby
$1788
255K
Milton Keynes
$2377
264K
Solihull
$1957
207K
Nottingham
$1906
289K
Aberdeen
$1739
201K
Plymouth
$1938
268K
Northampton
$1903
246K
Kingston upon Hull
$1650
260K
Swindon
$2012
222K
Wolverhampton
$1851
251K