Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Lucca Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 10.7% cheaper than Lucca.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% less in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 13.8% less in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 67.9% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Vasteras

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

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Vasteras vs. Lucca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vasteras instead of Lucca, you would:

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

	Lucca	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €17.94	$14.00 SEK138.74	-30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$10.00 SEK99.10	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.98	$2.30 SEK22.79	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.28	$2.18 SEK21.64	+51.4%
Average			-19.5%

Lucca vs. Vasteras - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Lucca	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 €2.21	$2.97 SEK29.40	+19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.33 €9.20	$6.02 SEK59.71	-41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.35 €5.65	$5.38 SEK53.34	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 €3.52	$3.99 SEK39.53	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.95	$5.76 SEK57.09	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$1.42 SEK14.08	+28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.12 SEK11.13	+15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.66 SEK16.48	+42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.31	$1.98 SEK19.67	+34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.66 SEK6.52	-23.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.85	$0.79 SEK7.86	-17.4%
Average			-0.7%

Lucca vs. Vasteras - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Lucca	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.87 €7.00	$6.48 SEK64.22	-17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.71 €30.89	$71.23 SEK706.08	+105.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.03 €16.05	$23.49 SEK232.88	+30.3%
Average			+11.6%

Lucca vs. Vasteras - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.8% less for housing

	Lucca	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.18 €28.64	$42.96 SEK425.88	+33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.81 €697.62	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.84 €597.96	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	-11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.88 €228.63	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	-46.3%
Average			-13.8%

Lucca vs. Vasteras - Cost of housing

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pay 67.9% less for childcare

	Lucca	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$641.98 €571.39	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,337.32 €10,090.63	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	-55.9%
Average			-67.9%

Lucca vs. Vasteras - Cost of childcare

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lucca	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$7.00 SEK69.37	+4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 €1.83	$4.33 SEK42.94	+110.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 €6.20	$7.10 SEK70.36	+1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.18 €59.80	$34.74 SEK344.37	-48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.97	$16.50 SEK163.51	+63.7%
Average			+12.5%

Lucca vs. Vasteras - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Lucca	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.78 €89.69	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	+2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.59 €42.36	$39.99 SEK396.39	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.45 €81.39	$87.47 SEK867.11	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.49	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	-18.7%
Average			-9.5%

Lucca vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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