Cost of living comparison

Belgium

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Sweden

Stockholm vs. Antwerp Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 0.1% more expensive than Antwerp.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% less in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 29.1% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 21.9% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 52.2% less in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Stockholm

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Stockholm are more expensive than in Antwerp. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Stockholm.

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Stockholm vs. Antwerp Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockholm instead of Antwerp, you would:

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pay 15.8% less for restaurants

	Antwerp	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.36 €20.75	$16.93 SEK169.95	-27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €11.41	$11.64 SEK116.84	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.45 €3.06	$3.20 SEK32.08	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.14 €2.79	$2.55 SEK25.56	-18.9%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Antwerp	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$2.92 €2.60	$3.44 SEK34.54	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.55 €7.59	$6.66 SEK66.84	-22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.44	$6.75 SEK67.81	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.79 €3.37	$4.70 SEK47.20	+24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.80	$6.13 SEK61.53	+13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.21	$1.59 SEK15.97	+16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$1.34 SEK13.47	+27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.53 SEK15.40	+50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.28	$2.08 SEK20.85	+44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.22	$0.88 SEK8.84	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$0.84 SEK8.45	-16.5%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 29.1% more for transportation

	Antwerp	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.21 €6.41	$6.94 SEK69.65	-3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.70 €40.59	$112.14 SEK1,125.89	+145.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,776.53 €27,339.90	$33,800.39 SEK339K	+9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.20 €25.94	$18.94 SEK190.13	-35.1%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 21.9% more for housing

	Antwerp	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.47 €43.06	$44.55 SEK447.31	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.50 €899.44	$1,570.17 SEK15,764.65	+55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$854.58 €759.15	$1,035.21 SEK10,393.65	+21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.58 €136.43	$183.26 SEK1,839.99	+19.3%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 52.2% less for childcare

	Antwerp	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$654.07 €581.04	$161.61 SEK1,622.55	-75.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,802.47 €19,367.92	$15,445.56 SEK155K	-29.2%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Antwerp	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.19	$8.36 SEK83.91	+43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 €3.75	$5.17 SEK51.87	+22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.85 €11.41	$8.04 SEK80.72	-37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.14 €40.98	$48.65 SEK488.44	+5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.48 €13.75	$19.04 SEK191.19	+23.0%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Antwerp	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.61 €101.81	$100.97 SEK1,013.78	-11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.54 €56.44	$47.01 SEK471.95	-26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.35 €97.14	$123.10 SEK1,235.92	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$211.21 €187.63	$197.83 SEK1,986.23	-6.3%
Average			-7.9%

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