Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Portugal

Albufeira vs. Karlstad Cost of Living Summary

Albufeira is 14.0% more expensive than Karlstad.

Restaurants: pay 13.3% less in Albufeira
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in Albufeira
Transportation: pay 4.5% less in Albufeira
Housing: pay 61.2% more in Albufeira
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Albufeira
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% less in Albufeira
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Albufeira

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

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Albufeira vs. Karlstad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albufeira instead of Karlstad, you would:

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pay 13.3% less for restaurants

	Karlstad	Albufeira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 SEK148.65	$13.44 €11.96	-10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$10.07 €8.96	+0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 SEK24.77	$1.52 €1.35	-39.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 SEK21.47	$1.36 €1.21	-37.0%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Karlstad	Albufeira
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 SEK28.49	$1.24 €1.10	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 SEK49.80	$7.74 €6.88	+54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 SEK55.75	$3.99 €3.55	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 SEK44.31	$3.08 €2.74	-31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.40 SEK63.47	$3.60 €3.21	-43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 SEK13.02	$1.15 €1.02	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.68	$0.58 €0.52	-50.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.69	$0.86 €0.77	-37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 SEK23.60	$1.44 €1.28	-39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SEK8.38	$0.79 €0.71	-6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.48	$1.31 €1.16	+73.3%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

	Karlstad	Albufeira
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 SEK65.80	$7.88 €7.02	+18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.88 SEK791.80	$55.87 €49.73	-30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.80 SEK156.58	$12.60 €11.21	-20.2%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 61.2% more for housing

	Karlstad	Albufeira
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.12 SEK437.36	$35.09 €31.23	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$849.76 SEK8,423.39	$1,301.69 €1,158.55	+53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$574.84 SEK5,698.17	$1,231.71 €1,096.27	+114.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.74 SEK760.73	$84.04 €74.80	+9.5%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Karlstad	Albufeira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.21 SEK1,251.12	$475.89 €423.56	+277.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,182.80 €9,953.09
Average			+277.0%

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pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Karlstad	Albufeira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$3.36 €2.99	-57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.72 SEK46.82	$2.52 €2.24	-46.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$6.27 €5.58	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.46 SEK450.59	$52.91 €47.09	+16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00 SEK138.75	$8.68 €7.72	-38.0%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Karlstad	Albufeira
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.94 SEK1,040.29	$107.49 €95.67	+2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.89 SEK395.40	$45.16 €40.20	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.88 SEK742.25	$82.11 €73.08	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.86 SEK1,386.39	$143.70 €127.90	+2.7%
Average			+6.9%

Karlstad vs. Albufeira - Cost of clothing

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