Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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Sweden

Skelleftea vs. Cascais Cost of Living Summary

Skelleftea is 16.0% more expensive than Cascais.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% more in Skelleftea
Groceries: pay 34.8% more in Skelleftea
Transportation: pay 28.7% more in Skelleftea
Housing: pay 18.0% less in Skelleftea
Childcare: pay 72.6% less in Skelleftea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 100.0% more in Skelleftea
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Skelleftea

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

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Skelleftea vs. Cascais Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.5% more for restaurants

	Cascais	Skelleftea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 €12.25	$14.72 SEK141.95	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.17	$13.50 SEK130.21	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.91	$2.56 SEK24.68	+16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 €1.40	$2.04 SEK19.66	+27.6%
Average			+23.5%

Cascais vs. Skelleftea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.8% more for groceries

	Cascais	Skelleftea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.80 €1.57	$2.70 SEK26.04	+50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 €4.94	$5.88 SEK56.68	+4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.15 €3.63	$6.31 SEK60.89	+52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.15 €2.76	$4.88 SEK47.03	+54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 €3.09	$5.25 SEK50.61	+48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.01	$1.20 SEK11.58	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.67	$1.17 SEK11.27	+52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.80	$1.50 SEK14.51	+64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 €1.18	$1.68 SEK16.21	+24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.60	$1.00 SEK9.61	+46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.78	$0.74 SEK7.10	-17.8%
Average			+34.8%

Cascais vs. Skelleftea - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

	Cascais	Skelleftea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.43 €6.50	$7.30 SEK70.45	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.72 €40.85	$55.05 SEK531.05	+17.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,922.69 €31,409.18	$32,712.43 SEK316K	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.61 €11.03	$26.20 SEK252.76	+107.7%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 18.0% less for housing

	Cascais	Skelleftea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.69 €34.70	$28.20 SEK271.99	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,735.30 €1,517.27	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,226.39 €1,072.30	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	-31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.34 €98.23	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	+17.8%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 72.6% less for childcare

	Cascais	Skelleftea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$759.19 €663.80	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	-80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,617.31 €14,529.43	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	-65.0%
Average			-72.6%

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pay 100.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cascais	Skelleftea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 €2.04	$8.47 SEK81.70	+262.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 €2.42	$4.75 SEK45.79	+71.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.31 €5.51	$7.30 SEK70.47	+15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.08 €61.27	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	+62.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.47 €7.40	$15.88 SEK153.19	+87.5%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Cascais	Skelleftea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.60 €76.59	$98.81 SEK953.17	+12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.42 €34.47	$34.37 SEK331.57	-12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.12 €84.92	$84.69 SEK817.00	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.44 €81.70	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	+75.6%
Average			+15.7%

Cascais vs. Skelleftea - Cost of clothing

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