Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Albania

Tirana vs. Ludvika Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 0.6% more expensive than Ludvika.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 30.5% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 18.1% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 27.5% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 59.0% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 18.3% less in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Ludvika Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.8% less for restaurants

	Ludvika	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.75 SEK136.26	$9.77 ALL794	-28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$10.99 ALL893	+10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.62 SEK25.93	$2.38 ALL193	-9.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 SEK21.64	$1.26 ALL103	-42.1%
Average			-16.8%

Ludvika vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.5% less for groceries

	Ludvika	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 SEK25.93	$1.18 ALL96	-54.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.71 SEK66.56	$6.45 ALL524	-3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.55 SEK64.96	$8.47 ALL688	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.00 SEK49.55	$3.77 ALL306	-24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.96 SEK59.03	$4.12 ALL335	-30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 SEK14.27	$0.89 ALL72	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 SEK15.01	$1.12 ALL91	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 SEK16.33	$0.98 ALL80	-40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 SEK18.58	$0.84 ALL68	-55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.52	$0.47 ALL38	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.86	$0.58 ALL47	-27.1%
Average			-30.5%

Ludvika vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

	Ludvika	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.48 SEK64.22	$8.77 ALL712	+35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 ALL1,587
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 SEK287.39	$32.98 ALL2,678	+13.8%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 27.5% more for housing

	Ludvika	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.99 SEK465.76	$19.91 ALL1,617	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.87 SEK4,459.44	$828.78 ALL67,311	+84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$429.88 SEK4,261.24	$479.97 ALL38,982	+11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.45 SEK757.81	$74.95 ALL6,088	-2.0%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 59.0% more for childcare

	Ludvika	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.60 SEK2,147.14	$344.43 ALL27,973	+59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,249.97 ALL670K
Average			+59.0%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ludvika	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SEK69.37	$3.54 ALL288	-49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 SEK42.94	$2.25 ALL183	-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$4.76 ALL387	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.99 SEK297.30	$55.71 ALL4,525	+85.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.00 SEK158.56	$9.77 ALL794	-38.9%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 18.3% less for clothing

	Ludvika	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.31 SEK974.47	$69.87 ALL5,675	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.28 SEK528.20	$47.44 ALL3,853	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.97 SEK931.53	$122.26 ALL9,930	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$213.27 SEK2,114.10	$115.33 ALL9,367	-45.9%
Average			-18.3%

Ludvika vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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