Cost of living comparison

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Norrkoping vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Norrkoping is 58.0% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants
pay 85.2% more in Norrkoping
Groceries
pay 96.2% more in Norrkoping
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Norrkoping
Housing
pay 79.5% more in Norrkoping
Childcare
pay 83.0% less in Norrkoping
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.9% more in Norrkoping
Clothing
pay 2.2% less in Norrkoping

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

Norrkoping vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Norrkoping instead of Quito, you would:

pay 85.2% more for restaurants

 
Quito
Norrkoping
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
 
$13.70
SEK136.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.67
 
$10.00
SEK99.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
 
$3.05
SEK30.49

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pay 96.2% more for groceries

 
Quito
Norrkoping
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
 
$2.87
SEK28.74
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
 
$5.02
SEK50.23
Milk (1 gallon) $4.29
 
$6.75
SEK67.52

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Quito
Norrkoping
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$6.53
SEK65.32
Monthly public transit pass $21.00
 
$99.97
SEK999.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,000.00
 
$30,891.17
SEK309K

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pay 79.5% more for housing

 
Quito
Norrkoping
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.45
 
$44.22
SEK442.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.78
 
$668.18
SEK6,681.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.44
 
$583.17
SEK5,831.20

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

 
Quito
Norrkoping
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $743.00
 
$126.21
SEK1,262.04
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,951.43
 
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pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Norrkoping
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
 
$7.25
SEK72.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
 
$4.88
SEK48.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
 
$7.50
SEK74.97

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

 
Quito
Norrkoping
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.10
 
$69.88
SEK698.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.62
 
$29.89
SEK298.89
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.66
 
$94.97
SEK949.65

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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: October 2026
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