Cost of living comparison

Belgium

compared to

Sweden

Gothenburg vs. Hasselt Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 7.4% cheaper than Hasselt.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% less in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 24.0% more in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 2.6% less in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 86.7% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% more in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 19.0% less in Gothenburg

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

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Gothenburg vs. Hasselt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% less for restaurants

	Hasselt	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$13.00 SEK128.83	-42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$12.45 SEK123.38	-7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.60 €3.20	$2.88 SEK28.60	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.14 €2.79	$2.31 SEK22.90	-26.3%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 24.0% more for groceries

	Hasselt	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 €2.28	$2.75 SEK27.25	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.92 €3.49	$5.67 SEK56.20	+44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.52	$6.33 SEK62.75	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 €2.94	$3.85 SEK38.18	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.29 €4.71	$5.16 SEK51.20	-2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$1.38 SEK13.65	+52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.11 SEK11.04	+43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.06	$1.33 SEK13.21	+11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$1.98 SEK19.64	+64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$0.81 SEK8.00	-1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.75 SEK7.40	+22.9%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Hasselt	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 €6.58	$6.72 SEK66.57	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.75 €29.15	$85.98 SEK852.25	+162.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.10 €24.12	$19.55 SEK193.80	-27.9%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Hasselt	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.40 €42.19	$33.52 SEK332.26	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.78 €822.20	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$812.48 €723.14	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	+13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.74 €139.51	$79.29 SEK785.96	-49.4%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 86.7% less for childcare

	Hasselt	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	-86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	-86.9%
Average			-86.7%

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hasselt	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.21 €4.63	$6.95 SEK68.87	+33.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.75 €3.34	$4.95 SEK49.02	+31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.88 €11.46	$8.30 SEK82.25	-35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.99 €24.92	$35.01 SEK347.09	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.12 €13.45	$18.44 SEK182.84	+22.0%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 19.0% less for clothing

	Hasselt	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.27 €99.03	$88.19 SEK874.24	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.94 €46.23	$32.97 SEK326.84	-36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 €91.31	$87.70 SEK869.34	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.57 €117.10	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	+0.1%
Average			-19.0%

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