Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Nelson Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 5.0% cheaper than Nelson.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 42.0% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 18.2% less in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% less in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in Vasteras

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

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Vasteras vs. Nelson Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Nelson	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.73 NZ$24.27	$14.00 SEK138.74	+2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.40 NZ$14.86	$10.00 SEK99.10	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 NZ$3.10	$2.30 SEK22.79	+31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 NZ$2.97	$2.18 SEK21.64	+29.9%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Nelson	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 NZ$3.73	$2.97 SEK29.40	+40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.62 NZ$8.18	$6.02 SEK59.71	+30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 NZ$12.59	$5.38 SEK53.34	-24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.68 NZ$10.04	$3.99 SEK39.53	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 NZ$5.99	$5.76 SEK57.09	+70.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.47	$1.42 SEK14.08	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 NZ$1.75	$1.12 SEK11.13	+13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NZ$2.42	$1.66 SEK16.48	+21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 NZ$4.58	$1.98 SEK19.67	-23.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.69	$0.66 SEK6.52	-31.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NZ$1.01	$0.79 SEK7.86	+39.3%
Average			+5.0%

Nelson vs. Vasteras - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.0% more for transportation

	Nelson	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.97 NZ$10.56	$6.48 SEK64.22	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$71.23 SEK706.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,086.24 NZ$30,214.40	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+93.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.19 NZ$28.63	$23.49 SEK232.88	+45.1%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 18.2% less for housing

	Nelson	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.72 NZ$75.54	$42.96 SEK425.88	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,022.37 NZ$1,807.91	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$812.30 NZ$1,436.42	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.59 NZ$174.34	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	+40.0%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Nelson	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	-61.2%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nelson	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.28 NZ$12.88	$7.00 SEK69.37	-3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 NZ$5.70	$4.33 SEK42.94	+34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.18 NZ$44.53	$7.10 SEK70.36	-71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.84 NZ$178.31	$34.74 SEK344.37	-65.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 NZ$19.81	$16.50 SEK163.51	+47.2%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Nelson	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.29 NZ$92.46	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	+97.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.15 NZ$49.78	$39.99 SEK396.39	+42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.77 NZ$179.97	$87.47 SEK867.11	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.65 NZ$245.18	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	-1.5%
Average			+24.2%

Nelson vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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