Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Romania

Timisoara vs. Karlstad Cost of Living Summary

Timisoara is 26.4% cheaper than Karlstad.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% less in Timisoara
Groceries: pay 46.4% less in Timisoara
Transportation: pay 26.5% less in Timisoara
Housing: pay 31.3% less in Timisoara
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Timisoara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% less in Timisoara
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Timisoara

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Timisoara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Timisoara.

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Timisoara vs. Karlstad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.5% less for restaurants

	Karlstad	Timisoara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 SEK148.65	$10.46 RON49.47	-30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$8.37 RON39.57	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 SEK24.77	$2.16 RON10.22	-13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 SEK21.47	$1.63 RON7.71	-24.8%
Average			-23.5%

Karlstad vs. Timisoara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.4% less for groceries

	Karlstad	Timisoara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 SEK28.49	$1.22 RON5.78	-57.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 SEK49.80	$4.27 RON20.18	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 SEK55.75	$5.33 RON25.19	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 SEK44.31	$2.87 RON13.60	-35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.40 SEK63.47	$2.75 RON13.01	-57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 SEK13.02	$0.53 RON2.49	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.68	$0.67 RON3.16	-43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.69	$0.65 RON3.07	-53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 SEK23.60	$1.07 RON5.07	-55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SEK8.38	$0.34 RON1.62	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.48	$0.43 RON2.04	-42.8%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

	Karlstad	Timisoara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 SEK65.80	$7.17 RON33.92	+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.88 SEK791.80	$33.46 RON158.29	-58.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$28,531.98 RON135K	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.80 SEK156.58	$7.53 RON35.61	-52.3%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 31.3% less for housing

	Karlstad	Timisoara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.12 SEK437.36	$8.50 RON40.23	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$849.76 SEK8,423.39	$537.49 RON2,542.65	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$574.84 SEK5,698.17	$358.74 RON1,697.08	-37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.74 SEK760.73	$129.07 RON610.58	+68.2%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Karlstad	Timisoara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.21 SEK1,251.12	$584.97 RON2,767.28	+363.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,773.22 RON41,502.59
Average			+363.5%

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pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Karlstad	Timisoara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$2.72 RON12.86	-65.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.72 SEK46.82	$3.00 RON14.18	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$6.27 RON29.68	-11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.46 SEK450.59	$38.96 RON184.29	-14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00 SEK138.75	$8.05 RON38.09	-42.5%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Karlstad	Timisoara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.94 SEK1,040.29	$74.43 RON352.10	-29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.89 SEK395.40	$39.50 RON186.84	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.88 SEK742.25	$76.43 RON361.57	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.86 SEK1,386.39	$89.41 RON422.94	-36.1%
Average			-17.7%

Karlstad vs. Timisoara - Cost of clothing

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