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title: "Cost of Living in Sweden vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Sweden is about 16% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.841, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Sweden, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sweden/"
json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=SE"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Purchasing Power Parity · Sweden

# Cost of living in 🇸🇪 Sweden vs the United States

Sweden has a US-relative price level of **0.841** (US = 1.0) — about 16% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Sweden

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $59,453 | $42,050 |
| $80,000 | $95,125 | $67,280 |
| $120,000 | $142,687 | $100,920 |
| $180,000 | $214,031 | $151,380 |
| $250,000 | $297,265 | $210,250 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=SE).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Sweden's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.841 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.870 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.846 2025

OECD 0.870 2025

Penn World Table 0.839 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.905 2025

Big Mac Index 1.151 2026

Eurostat (observed prices) 0.824 2024

Eurostat (GDP) 0.813 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇨🇦 Canada](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/canada/) — price level 0.834
- [🇮🇪 Ireland](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/ireland/) — price level 0.833
- [🇫🇮 Finland](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/finland/) — price level 0.852
- [🇳🇱 Netherlands](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/netherlands/) — price level 0.827
- [🇭🇹 Haiti](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/haiti/) — price level 0.86

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to Sweden](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-sweden/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs Sweden](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-sweden/)
- [How much you need to retire in Sweden](https://geo-parity.com/fire/sweden/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Sweden compared to the United States?**: Sweden has a price level of 0.841 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 16% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Sweden?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $118,906 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Sweden; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $84,100.
- **Where does the Sweden cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=SE.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sweden/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=SE