Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Belgium

Hasselt vs. Gothenburg Cost of Living Summary

Hasselt is 8.0% more expensive than Gothenburg.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% more in Hasselt
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Hasselt
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Hasselt
Housing: pay 2.7% more in Hasselt
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Hasselt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Hasselt
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in Hasselt

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

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Hasselt vs. Gothenburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hasselt instead of Gothenburg, you would:

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pay 38.3% more for restaurants

	Gothenburg	Hasselt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00 SEK128.83	$22.39 €19.93	+72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.45 SEK123.38	$13.44 €11.96	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 SEK28.60	$3.60 €3.20	+24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK22.90	$3.14 €2.79	+35.7%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Gothenburg	Hasselt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 SEK27.25	$2.57 €2.28	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 SEK56.20	$3.92 €3.49	-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK62.75	$5.07 €4.52	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 SEK38.18	$3.30 €2.94	-14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 SEK51.20	$5.29 €4.71	+2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.65	$0.90 €0.80	-34.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 SEK11.04	$0.78 €0.69	-30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 SEK13.21	$1.20 €1.06	-10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.64	$1.21 €1.07	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 SEK8.00	$0.82 €0.73	+1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SEK7.40	$0.61 €0.54	-18.7%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Gothenburg	Hasselt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.57	$7.39 €6.58	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.98 SEK852.25	$32.75 €29.15	-61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	+7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.55 SEK193.80	$27.10 €24.12	+38.6%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 2.7% more for housing

	Gothenburg	Hasselt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 SEK332.26	$47.40 €42.19	+41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	$923.78 €822.20	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	$812.48 €723.14	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.29 SEK785.96	$156.74 €139.51	+97.7%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Gothenburg	Hasselt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+638.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	+662.0%
Average			+649.9%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Gothenburg	Hasselt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.95 SEK68.87	$5.21 €4.63	-25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 SEK49.02	$3.75 €3.34	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.30 SEK82.25	$12.88 €11.46	+55.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.01 SEK347.09	$27.99 €24.92	-20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.44 SEK182.84	$15.12 €13.45	-18.0%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Gothenburg	Hasselt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.19 SEK874.24	$111.27 €99.03	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.97 SEK326.84	$51.94 €46.23	+57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.70 SEK869.34	$102.59 €91.31	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	$131.57 €117.10	-0.1%
Average			+23.4%

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