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Karlskrona vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Karlskrona is 6.0% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% less in Karlskrona
Groceries: pay 0.8% less in Karlskrona
Transportation: pay 46.5% more in Karlskrona
Housing: pay 45.3% less in Karlskrona
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Karlskrona
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Karlskrona
Clothing: pay 37.0% more in Karlskrona

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

Karlskrona vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karlskrona instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 4.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Karlskrona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$13.75 SEK127.49	-23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$9.52 SEK88.26	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$1.43 SEK13.24	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$2.31 SEK21.41	+48.3%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Karlskrona
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$2.87 SEK26.64	+5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$5.71 SEK52.96	-2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$5.94 SEK55.07	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$4.24 SEK39.34	+20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$6.30 SEK58.42	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.44 SEK13.34	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$1.14 SEK10.53	+89.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.42 SEK13.20	-12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$2.08 SEK19.28	+24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.70 SEK6.45	-37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.72 SEK6.67	-50.7%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 46.5% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Karlskrona
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$7.23 SEK67.02	+78.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$64.59 SEK598.70	-33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$32,689.58 SEK303,029.15	+33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$30.68 SEK284.40	+107.0%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 45.3% less for housing

	Ottawa	Karlskrona
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$39.35 SEK364.81	-21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$705.28 SEK6,537.85	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$692.93 SEK6,423.43	-43.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$41.51 SEK384.77	-65.1%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Karlskrona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$214.23 SEK1,985.87	-72.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$740.54 SEK6,864.74	-95.3%
Average			-84.0%

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Karlskrona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$7.41 SEK68.65	+28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$3.88 SEK35.96	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$7.41 SEK68.65	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$44.04 SEK408.29	-1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$16.93 SEK156.91	+56.9%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 37.0% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Karlskrona
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$104.29 SEK966.75	+97.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$21.11 SEK195.65	-45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$84.63 SEK784.54	-2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$185.14 SEK1,716.18	+99.3%
Average			+37.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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