SEK
Sweden
Sweden's petrol is €1.47/l, the 2nd lowest of 27. And its mortgage rates is 2.83 %, the 2nd lowest of 25.
Of 27 fields published for Sweden, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
87 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$5,284 PPP/mo
The average employee in Sweden earns about $5,284 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$61,443 PPP
Money's value
62.40 %
100 saved in Sweden in 2000 buys what 62 buys today — 38 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
22.64 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Sweden, about $23 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$5,284 PPP/mo
The average employee in Sweden earns about $5,284 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$47,532 PPP
The average job in Sweden pays about $47,532 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
2.83 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 2.83 % works out to roughly €1,396 a month.
House price growth
0.69 %
Real house prices in Sweden rose 0.7 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
House price growth since 2015
136.8
House prices in Sweden are about 37 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
0.68 %
At 0.7 % a year, prices double in about 106 years if it holds.
Price level
87 % of US prices
ranked 114th of 125
Public holidays
16 days
ranked 12th of 104
House price growth since 2015
136.8
ranked 4th of 29
Where Sweden sits, field by field
Each dot is Sweden’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Petrol€1.47/l2 of 27
- Mortgage rates2.83 %2 of 25
- GDP per capita$63,13312 of 127
- Price level87 % of US prices114 of 125
- Currency-1.74 %64 of 71
- Public holidays16 days12 of 104
- House price growth since 2015136.84 of 29
- Median salary$4,852 PPP/mo10 of 78
- Money's value62.40 %15 of 116
- Average monthly salary$5,284 PPP/mo14 of 92
- Retirement age (women)66 years41 of 49
- Retirement age (men)66 years40 of 49
- Top income tax52.41 %30 of 37
- Median income$44,436 PPP9 of 42
- Debt per person$22,03398 of 123
- Unemployment rate8.69 %98 of 124
- Government debt34.90 %29 of 124
- Tax on pay22.64 %10 of 37
- GDP growth1.54 %91 of 127
- Tax wedge41.14 %24 of 36
- House price growth0.69 %21 of 54
- Take-home pay$47,532 PPP15 of 37
- Average annual salary$61,443 PPP16 of 37
- Real policy rate1.07 %24 of 53
- Inflation rate0.68 %69 of 123
- Corporate tax20.60 %44 of 96
- Electricity price€0.220/kWh17 of 33
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Finland
avg gap 16.9 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: petrol — €1.47/l (Sweden) vs €2.20/l
Cyprus
avg gap 18 pp · 20 shared fields
Most separates them: GDP growth — 1.54 % (Sweden) vs 3.77 %
South Korea
avg gap 20.4 pp · 22 shared fields
Most separates them: unemployment — 8.69 % (Sweden) vs 2.68 %
Canada
avg gap 20.8 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 16 days (Sweden) vs 8 days
| Money's value | 62.40 % | ranked 15th of 116 | |
| Average monthly salary | $5,284 PPP/mo | ranked 14th of 92 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 66 years | ranked 41st of 49 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 66 years | ranked 40th of 49 | |
| Top income tax | 52.41 % | ranked 30th of 37 | |
| Median income | $44,436 PPP | ranked 9th of 42 | |
| Debt per person | $22,033 | ranked 98th of 123 | |
| Unemployment rate | 8.69 % | ranked 98th of 124 | |
| Government debt | 34.90 % | ranked 29th of 124 | |
| Tax on pay | 22.64 % | ranked 10th of 37 | |
| GDP growth | 1.54 % | ranked 91st of 127 | |
| Tax wedge | 41.14 % | ranked 24th of 36 | |
| House price growth | 0.69 % | ranked 21st of 54 | |
| Take-home pay | $47,532 PPP | ranked 15th of 37 | |
| Average annual salary | $61,443 PPP | ranked 16th of 37 | |
| Real policy rate | 1.07 % | ranked 24th of 53 | |
| Inflation rate | 0.68 % | ranked 69th of 123 | |
| Corporate tax | 20.60 % | ranked 44th of 96 | |
| Electricity price | €0.220/kWh | ranked 17th of 33 |
✓ 27 fields published for Sweden, every one dated and sourced · 8 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Sweden: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, rent, minimum wage, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 27 figures
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-08-31
- Mortgage rates — Other central banks (masterplan §4.8 table) · 2026M07
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q1
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2024
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2025-Q4
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2025-S2
What changed
| 8 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.67 → -1.74 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.68 → -1.67 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.04 → -1.68 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.99 → -1.04 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.67 → -1.99 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.89 → -1.67 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.435 → 1.471 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.18 → -1.89 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.02 → -1.18 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.95 → -1.02 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.51 → -0.95 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Mortgage rate (new loans) | 2.8436 → 2.8301 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.408 → 1.435 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.308 → 1.408 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Median monthly earnings (USD PPP) | 3799.49 → 4851.57 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Mean monthly earnings (USD PPP) | 4138.18 → 5284.05 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.453 → 1.308 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Median monthly earnings (USD PPP) | 4148.21 → 3799.49 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Mean monthly earnings (USD PPP) | 4538.37 → 4138.18 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.455 → 1.453 |