Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Norway

Arendal vs. Ludvika Cost of Living Summary

Arendal is 58.6% more expensive than Ludvika.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% more in Arendal
Groceries: pay 18.7% more in Arendal
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in Arendal
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Arendal
Childcare: pay 47.4% more in Arendal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% more in Arendal
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Arendal

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Arendal are more expensive than in Ludvika. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Arendal.

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Arendal vs. Ludvika Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Arendal instead of Ludvika, you would:

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pay 48.2% more for restaurants

	Ludvika	Arendal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.75 SEK136.26	$19.84 NOK187.02	+44.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$15.66 NOK147.65	+56.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.62 SEK25.93	$3.58 NOK33.80	+37.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 SEK21.64	$3.24 NOK30.51	+48.3%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

	Ludvika	Arendal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 SEK25.93	$3.55 NOK33.50	+35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.71 SEK66.56	$7.28 NOK68.63	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.55 SEK64.96	$9.02 NOK85.07	+37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.00 SEK49.55	$4.81 NOK45.38	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.96 SEK59.03	$6.63 NOK62.51	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 SEK14.27	$1.60 NOK15.09	+11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 SEK15.01	$1.23 NOK11.61	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 SEK16.33	$1.57 NOK14.77	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 SEK18.58	$2.18 NOK20.58	+16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.52	$1.14 NOK10.79	+74.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.86	$1.37 NOK12.95	+73.2%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Ludvika	Arendal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.48 SEK64.22	$8.46 NOK79.72	+30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.31 NOK851.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+45.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 SEK287.39	$19.94 NOK188.01	-31.2%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Ludvika	Arendal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.99 SEK465.76	$78.31 NOK738.25	+66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.87 SEK4,459.44	$1,113.70 NOK10,499.61	+147.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$429.88 SEK4,261.24	$1,044.09 NOK9,843.38	+142.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.45 SEK757.81	$189.96 NOK1,790.89	+148.5%
Average			+141.0%

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pay 47.4% more for childcare

	Ludvika	Arendal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.60 SEK2,147.14	$319.19 NOK3,009.26	+47.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,072.86 NOK133K
Average			+47.4%

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pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ludvika	Arendal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SEK69.37	$11.49 NOK108.28	+64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 SEK42.94	$5.46 NOK51.43	+25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$17.37 NOK163.79	+144.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.99 SEK297.30	$36.49 NOK344.03	+21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.00 SEK158.56	$15.66 NOK147.65	-2.1%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Ludvika	Arendal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.31 SEK974.47	$125.22 NOK1,180.55	+27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.28 SEK528.20	$43.85 NOK413.42	-17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.97 SEK931.53	$125.29 NOK1,181.21	+33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$213.27 SEK2,114.10	$200.42 NOK1,889.54	-6.0%
Average			+7.1%

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