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Sweden

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Malta

Msida vs. Gothenburg Cost of Living Summary

Msida is 4.2% cheaper than Gothenburg.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% less in Msida
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Msida
Transportation: pay 0.1% more in Msida
Housing: pay 3.9% less in Msida
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Msida
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% less in Msida
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Msida

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

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Msida vs. Gothenburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% less for restaurants

	Gothenburg	Msida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00 SEK128.83	$11.20 €9.97	-13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.45 SEK123.38	$10.92 €9.72	-12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 SEK28.60	$2.24 €1.99	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK22.90	$1.12 €1.00	-51.5%
Average			-19.0%

Gothenburg vs. Msida - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Gothenburg	Msida
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 SEK27.25	$1.33 €1.18	-51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 SEK56.20	$4.13 €3.67	-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK62.75	$4.32 €3.85	-31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 SEK38.18	$2.69 €2.39	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 SEK51.20	$4.73 €4.21	-8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.65	$1.90 €1.69	+37.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 SEK11.04	$1.26 €1.12	+12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 SEK13.21	$1.64 €1.46	+22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.64	$1.53 €1.36	-23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 SEK8.00	$1.13 €1.00	+39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SEK7.40	$0.91 €0.81	+22.4%
Average			-8.3%

Gothenburg vs. Msida - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

	Gothenburg	Msida
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.57	$5.68 €5.06	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.98 SEK852.25	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$37,847.06 €33,685.25	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.55 SEK193.80	$23.51 €20.93	+20.3%
Average			+0.1%

Gothenburg vs. Msida - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9% less for housing

	Gothenburg	Msida
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 SEK332.26	$27.99 €24.92	-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	$1,049.75 €934.32	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	$906.99 €807.25	-1.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.29 SEK785.96	$63.68 €56.68	-19.7%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Gothenburg	Msida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	$367.05 €326.69	+66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	$11,132.13 €9,908.00	+153.9%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Gothenburg	Msida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.95 SEK68.87	$4.53 €4.04	-34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 SEK49.02	$2.22 €1.98	-55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.30 SEK82.25	$6.78 €6.04	-18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.01 SEK347.09	$55.99 €49.83	+59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.44 SEK182.84	$10.08 €8.97	-45.4%
Average			-25.9%

Gothenburg vs. Msida - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Gothenburg	Msida
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.19 SEK874.24	$87.34 €77.74	-1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.97 SEK326.84	$40.59 €36.13	+23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.70 SEK869.34	$99.84 €88.86	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	$78.38 €69.76	-40.5%
Average			-4.7%

Gothenburg vs. Msida - Cost of clothing

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