Cost of living comparison

Spain

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Burgos Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 6.3% more expensive than Burgos.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% less in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 36.8% more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 1.0% less in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 65.1% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.0% more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Vasteras

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Vasteras are more expensive than in Burgos. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and housing are lower in Vasteras. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Vasteras.

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Vasteras vs. Burgos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vasteras instead of Burgos, you would:

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pay 6.5% less for restaurants

	Burgos	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$14.00 SEK138.74	-21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$10.00 SEK99.10	-0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €1.87	$2.30 SEK22.79	+9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 €1.33	$2.18 SEK21.64	+46.2%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 36.8% more for groceries

	Burgos	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.02	$2.97 SEK29.40	+159.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.08 €8.97	$6.02 SEK59.71	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 €4.01	$5.38 SEK53.34	+19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 €2.22	$3.99 SEK39.53	+59.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 €3.28	$5.76 SEK57.09	+56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.42 SEK14.08	+39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$1.12 SEK11.13	+49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.66 SEK16.48	+118.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.08	$1.98 SEK19.67	+62.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.57	$0.66 SEK6.52	+3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.79 SEK7.86	-12.4%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Burgos	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$6.48 SEK64.22	-2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$71.23 SEK706.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,315.82 €32,322.39	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.15 €12.60	$23.49 SEK232.88	+66.0%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 1.0% less for housing

	Burgos	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.27 €31.39	$42.96 SEK425.88	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.48 €714.23	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$643.85 €573.05	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	-7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.82 €93.29	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	+31.7%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 65.1% less for childcare

	Burgos	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €398.64	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,784.69 €12,268.87	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	-63.7%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Burgos	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$7.00 SEK69.37	+108.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 €1.62	$4.33 SEK42.94	+138.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.84 €6.98	$7.10 SEK70.36	-9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.23 €26.91	$34.74 SEK344.37	+14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.60 €4.98	$16.50 SEK163.51	+194.6%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Burgos	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.78 €89.69	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	+2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.19 €28.65	$39.99 SEK396.39	+24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.18 €59.80	$87.47 SEK867.11	+30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.59	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	+1.7%
Average			+13.9%

Burgos vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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