Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Sweden

Ludvika vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Ludvika is 36.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 70.7% more in Ludvika
Groceries: pay 81.5% more in Ludvika
Transportation: pay 89.6% more in Ludvika
Housing: pay 53.4% more in Ludvika
Childcare: pay 73.2% less in Ludvika
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% more in Ludvika
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Ludvika

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

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Ludvika vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.7% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Ludvika
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB978.33	$13.75 SEK138.01	+17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB587.00	$10.00 SEK100.37	+42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB135.29	$2.62 SEK26.26	+61.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.91	$2.18 SEK21.91	+161.1%
Average			+70.7%

Moscow vs. Ludvika - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Ludvika
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB85.11	$2.62 SEK26.26	+157.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB596.93	$6.71 SEK67.42	-5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB385.82	$6.55 SEK65.79	+42.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB155.91	$5.00 SEK50.19	+168.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB249.52	$5.96 SEK59.79	+99.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.95	$1.44 SEK14.46	+54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB68.05	$1.51 SEK15.21	+86.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB75.43	$1.65 SEK16.54	+82.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB149.39	$1.87 SEK18.82	+4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.99	$0.66 SEK6.60	+61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.06	$0.79 SEK7.96	+145.1%
Average			+81.5%

Moscow vs. Ludvika - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Ludvika
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB276.94	$6.48 SEK65.05	+95.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,399.68	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$32,980.57 SEK331K	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB841.36	$28.99 SEK291.08	+188.2%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 53.4% more for housing

	Moscow	Ludvika
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB826.33	$46.99 SEK471.75	+375.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB122K	$449.87 SEK4,516.75	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB67,274.34	$429.88 SEK4,316.01	-46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,946.70	$76.45 SEK767.55	-46.5%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Ludvika
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB67,659.00	$216.60 SEK2,174.73	-73.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	??
Average			-73.2%

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pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Ludvika
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB391.33	$7.00 SEK70.26	+49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB309.37	$4.33 SEK43.49	+17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB288.61	$7.10 SEK71.26	+105.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,513.59	$29.99 SEK301.12	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB782.66	$16.00 SEK160.60	+70.9%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Ludvika
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,071.28	$98.31 SEK986.99	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,224.26	$53.28 SEK534.98	-14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,152.21	$93.97 SEK943.50	-35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,069.99	$213.27 SEK2,141.28	+18.4%
Average			-10.2%

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