Cost of living comparison

Belgium

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Charleroi Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 12.1% cheaper than Charleroi.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% less in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 10.4% more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 16.7% less in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 83.4% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Vasteras

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

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Vasteras vs. Charleroi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.4% less for restaurants

	Charleroi	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$14.00 SEK138.74	-37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$10.00 SEK99.10	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 €1.93	$2.30 SEK22.79	+6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 €1.89	$2.18 SEK21.64	+2.6%
Average			-26.4%

Charleroi vs. Vasteras - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.4% more for groceries

	Charleroi	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 €2.24	$2.97 SEK29.40	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.62 €7.67	$6.02 SEK59.71	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$5.38 SEK53.34	+22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 €3.30	$3.99 SEK39.53	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 €4.83	$5.76 SEK57.09	+6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.42 SEK14.08	+21.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$1.12 SEK11.13	+8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.06	$1.66 SEK16.48	+39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.34	$1.98 SEK19.67	+31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.66 SEK6.52	-31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.45	$0.79 SEK7.86	+56.1%
Average			+10.4%

Charleroi vs. Vasteras - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Charleroi	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.05 €6.28	$6.48 SEK64.22	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.43 €36.87	$71.23 SEK706.08	+71.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,232.86 €26,908.33	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.10 €24.12	$23.49 SEK232.88	-13.3%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 16.7% less for housing

	Charleroi	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.40 €42.19	$42.96 SEK425.88	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.48 €714.23	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$821.14 €730.84	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	-27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.74 €139.51	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	-11.9%
Average			-16.7%

Charleroi vs. Vasteras - Cost of housing

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pay 83.4% less for childcare

	Charleroi	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-90.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,796.03 €14,949.07	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	-70.2%
Average			-83.4%

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Charleroi	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.25 €2.89	$7.00 SEK69.37	+115.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.99 €2.66	$4.33 SEK42.94	+45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.54 €11.16	$7.10 SEK70.36	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.72 €28.23	$34.74 SEK344.37	+9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.12 €13.45	$16.50 SEK163.51	+9.1%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Charleroi	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.27 €99.03	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	-7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.94 €46.23	$39.99 SEK396.39	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 €79.73	$87.47 SEK867.11	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.58 €79.73	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	+52.5%
Average			+1.6%

Charleroi vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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