Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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United Kingdom

Ealing vs. Karlstad Cost of Living Summary

Ealing is 66.1% more expensive than Karlstad.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Ealing
Groceries: pay 22.8% less in Ealing
Transportation: pay 22.7% more in Ealing
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Ealing
Childcare: pay 18.3 times more in Ealing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% more in Ealing
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Ealing

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

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Ealing vs. Karlstad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Karlstad	Ealing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 SEK148.65	$24.45 £18.34	+63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$9.25 £6.94	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 SEK24.77	$3.11 £2.33	+24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 SEK21.47	$1.72 £1.29	-20.7%
Average			+21.1%

Karlstad vs. Ealing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.8% less for groceries

	Karlstad	Ealing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 SEK28.49	$1.63 £1.22	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 SEK49.80	$4.18 £3.14	-16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 SEK55.75	$5.50 £4.13	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 SEK44.31	$4.16 £3.12	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.40 SEK63.47	$4.10 £3.07	-36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 SEK13.02	$1.40 £1.05	+6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.68	$0.66 £0.49	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.69	$0.90 £0.67	-34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 SEK23.60	$1.63 £1.23	-31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SEK8.38	$0.64 £0.48	-24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.48	$0.80 £0.60	+5.6%
Average			-22.8%

Karlstad vs. Ealing - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

	Karlstad	Ealing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 SEK65.80	$7.52 £5.64	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.88 SEK791.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.80 SEK156.58	$30.39 £22.80	+92.4%
Average			+22.7%

Karlstad vs. Ealing - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Karlstad	Ealing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.12 SEK437.36	$35.02 £26.27	-20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$849.76 SEK8,423.39	$2,158.35 £1,619.41	+154.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$574.84 SEK5,698.17	$1,750.90 £1,313.70	+204.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.74 SEK760.73	$218.94 £164.27	+185.3%
Average			+162.2%

Karlstad vs. Ealing - Cost of housing

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pay 18.3 times more for childcare

	Karlstad	Ealing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.21 SEK1,251.12	$2,305.87 £1,730.10	+1727.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,214.37 £9,914.74
Average			+1727.0%

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Karlstad	Ealing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$8.06 £6.05	+1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.72 SEK46.82	$4.79 £3.59	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$22.96 £17.23	+223.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.46 SEK450.59	$107.92 £80.97	+137.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00 SEK138.75	$17.18 £12.89	+22.7%
Average			+47.8%

Karlstad vs. Ealing - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Karlstad	Ealing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.94 SEK1,040.29	$96.13 £72.12	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.89 SEK395.40	$33.04 £24.79	-17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.88 SEK742.25	$100.97 £75.76	+34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.86 SEK1,386.39	$104.03 £78.05	-25.6%
Average			-6.6%

Karlstad vs. Ealing - Cost of clothing

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