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Skelleftea vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Skelleftea is 7.4% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in Skelleftea
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Skelleftea
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Skelleftea
Housing: pay 27.8% less in Skelleftea
Childcare: pay 73.9% less in Skelleftea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Skelleftea
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Skelleftea

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

Skelleftea vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skelleftea instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Skelleftea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$25.00	$14.72 SEK139.07	-10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$15.00	$13.50 SEK127.57	+37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.96	$2.56 SEK24.18	-1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.42	$2.04 SEK19.26	-8.9%
Average			+4.4%

Canberra vs. Skelleftea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Canberra	Skelleftea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.14	$2.70 SEK25.51	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.63	$5.88 SEK55.53	+17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.41	$6.31 SEK59.65	+14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.60	$4.88 SEK46.07	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.38	$5.25 SEK49.58	+25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.26	$1.20 SEK11.35	-18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.06	$1.17 SEK11.04	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.04	$1.50 SEK14.22	+12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.84	$1.68 SEK15.88	-9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.55	$1.00 SEK9.42	-1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.59	$0.74 SEK6.96	-29.3%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	Canberra	Skelleftea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.75	$7.30 SEK69.02	+65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$188.01	$55.05 SEK520.28	-55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	$32,712.43 SEK309,165.13	+12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.95	$26.20 SEK247.63	+38.4%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 27.8% less for housing

	Canberra	Skelleftea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$79.50	$28.20 SEK266.48	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	$1,217.45 SEK11,506.15	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	$845.86 SEK7,994.27	-27.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$243.28	$132.36 SEK1,250.96	-16.8%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 73.9% less for childcare

	Canberra	Skelleftea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	$149.98 SEK1,417.42	-91.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	$5,822.60 SEK55,029.39	-56.3%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Skelleftea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.00	$8.47 SEK80.04	+29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.21	$4.75 SEK44.86	+39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$47.50	$7.30 SEK69.04	-76.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$89.79	$113.81 SEK1,075.57	+93.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$20.00	$15.88 SEK150.08	+21.5%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Canberra	Skelleftea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$106.16	$98.81 SEK933.83	+42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$88.34	$34.37 SEK324.84	-40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$143.88	$84.69 SEK800.43	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$181.12	$164.09 SEK1,550.83	+38.6%
Average			+7.6%

Canberra vs. Skelleftea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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