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Sweden

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Aosta vs. Karlstad Cost of Living Summary

Aosta is 14.8% more expensive than Karlstad.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Aosta
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Aosta
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Aosta
Housing: pay 26.8% more in Aosta
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Aosta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Aosta
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Aosta

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

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Aosta vs. Karlstad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Karlstad	Aosta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 SEK148.65	$20.16 €17.94	+34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$8.96 €7.97	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 SEK24.77	$3.36 €2.99	+34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 SEK21.47	$1.40 €1.25	-35.4%
Average			+8.4%

Karlstad vs. Aosta - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Karlstad	Aosta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 SEK28.49	$2.34 €2.08	-18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 SEK49.80	$8.68 €7.72	+72.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 SEK55.75	$7.10 €6.32	+26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 SEK44.31	$4.32 €3.85	-3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.40 SEK63.47	$6.09 €5.42	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 SEK13.02	$0.84 €0.74	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.68	$0.76 €0.68	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.69	$1.14 €1.02	-17.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 SEK23.60	$1.64 €1.46	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SEK8.38	$1.18 €1.05	+39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.48	$0.73 €0.65	-3.6%
Average			-5.8%

Karlstad vs. Aosta - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Karlstad	Aosta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 SEK65.80	$7.77 €6.92	+17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.88 SEK791.80	$22.39 €19.93	-72.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.80 SEK156.58	$26.87 €23.92	+70.1%
Average			-16.5%

Karlstad vs. Aosta - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.8% more for housing

	Karlstad	Aosta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.12 SEK437.36	$30.23 €26.91	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$849.76 SEK8,423.39	$951.78 €847.11	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$574.84 SEK5,698.17	$727.83 €647.79	+26.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.74 SEK760.73	$167.40 €148.99	+118.1%
Average			+26.8%

Karlstad vs. Aosta - Cost of housing

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Karlstad	Aosta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.21 SEK1,251.12	$783.81 €697.62	+521.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$18,755.57 €16,693.13
Average			+521.0%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Karlstad	Aosta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$5.60 €4.98	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.72 SEK46.82	$1.79 €1.59	-62.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$6.72 €5.98	-5.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.46 SEK450.59	$78.38 €69.76	+72.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00 SEK138.75	$11.20 €9.97	-20.0%
Average			-17.2%

Karlstad vs. Aosta - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Karlstad	Aosta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.94 SEK1,040.29	$111.97 €99.66	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.89 SEK395.40	$39.17 €34.86	-1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.88 SEK742.25	$126.90 €112.95	+69.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.86 SEK1,386.39	$134.37 €119.59	-3.9%
Average			+14.3%

Karlstad vs. Aosta - Cost of clothing

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