Sweden vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sweden Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1728
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3883
$1575
🏠 One person rent
$880
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3340
$342
💸 GDP per capita
$57723
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
80
40
🌐 English speaking %
89%
16%
🎓 Higher education
95
55
😀 Quality of life
92
47
🏙️ Population
10.6M
101M

The average cost of living in Sweden ($1728) is 181% more expensive than in Vietnam ($614). Sweden ranked 28th vs 163rd for Vietnam 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 0.6 months in Vietnam. Ranked 11th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sweden vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Sweden and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 60 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.68
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$4.81
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$709
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.8
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$8.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.32%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6199
$2769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4067
$1536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.76
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$8.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$5.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.62
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$5.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.9
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6191
$11417

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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 Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$734
9.39M
Hanoi
$652
8.44M
Haiphong
$562
2.09M
Bien Hoa
$410
1.1M
Da Nang
$615
1.22M
Can Tho
$439
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$558
520K
Hue
$372
653K
Hai Duong
$558
507K
Vinh
$560
490K
Thanh Hoa
$568
393K
Nam Dinh
$570
352K
Nha Trang
$508
392K
Ha Tinh
$539
380K
Vung Tau
$493
357K
Buon Ma Thuot
$516
340K
Thai Nguyen
$461
330K
Ha Long
$559
270K
Thai Binh
$556
268K
Viet Tri
$569
278K
Thu Dau Mot
$519
322K
Qui Nhon
$501
311K
Ca Mau
$507
315K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Phan Thiet
$482
205K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
196K
Cam Pha
$551
156K
Long Xuyen
$498
279K
Dong Hoi
$483
160K
Rach Gia
$515
251K