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Sodertalje vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Sodertalje is 12.8% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in Sodertalje
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Sodertalje
Transportation: pay 30.8% more in Sodertalje
Housing: pay 30.6% less in Sodertalje
Childcare: pay 94.7% less in Sodertalje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% less in Sodertalje
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Sodertalje

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

Sodertalje vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Sodertalje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$25.00	$14.56 SEK137.57	-10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$15.00	$10.59 SEK100.05	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.96	$2.77 SEK26.18	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.42	$2.31 SEK21.85	+3.3%
Average			+1.8%

Canberra vs. Sodertalje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Canberra	Sodertalje
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.14	$3.24 SEK30.62	+19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.63	$7.11 SEK67.20	+42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.41	$6.94 SEK65.59	+26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.60	$4.25 SEK40.14	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.38	$6.31 SEK59.60	+51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.26	$1.52 SEK14.41	+3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.06	$1.20 SEK11.34	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.04	$0.96 SEK9.08	-28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.84	$2.24 SEK21.22	+20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.55	$0.70 SEK6.58	-31.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.59	$0.84 SEK7.94	-19.4%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 30.8% more for transportation

	Canberra	Sodertalje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.75	$7.35 SEK69.45	+66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$188.01	$100.57 SEK950.51	-18.2%
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	$30.70 SEK290.15	+62.2%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 30.6% less for housing

	Canberra	Sodertalje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$79.50	$39.38 SEK372.20	-24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	$1,111.59 SEK10,505.61	-28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	$952.79 SEK9,004.81	-17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$243.28	$76.42 SEK722.23	-51.9%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 94.7% less for childcare

	Canberra	Sodertalje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	$89.99 SEK850.45	-94.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	$741.06 SEK7,003.74	-94.4%
Average			-94.7%

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Sodertalje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.00	$7.41 SEK70.04	+13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.21	$4.59 SEK43.36	+34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$47.50	$7.41 SEK70.04	-76.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$89.79	$35.29 SEK333.51	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$20.00	$16.94 SEK160.09	+29.6%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Canberra	Sodertalje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$106.16	$74.11 SEK700.37	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$88.34	$51.85 SEK490.01	-10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$143.88	$122.50 SEK1,157.76	+30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$181.12	$105.87 SEK1,000.53	-10.6%
Average			+4.0%

Canberra vs. Sodertalje - Cost of clothing

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