Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Sweden

Helsingborg vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Helsingborg is 14.6% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in Helsingborg
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Helsingborg
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Helsingborg
Housing: pay 30.8% less in Helsingborg
Childcare: pay 64.3% less in Helsingborg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% more in Helsingborg
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Helsingborg

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

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Helsingborg vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsingborg instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	Helsingborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$13.00 SEK128.83	-22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$12.45 SEK123.38	+11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$2.87 SEK28.49	-2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$2.31 SEK22.90	+56.1%
Average			-3.6%

Rome vs. Helsingborg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Rome	Helsingborg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$2.75 SEK27.25	+23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$5.67 SEK56.20	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$5.49 SEK54.39	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$3.85 SEK38.18	-17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$4.97 SEK49.30	-12.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.38 SEK13.65	+17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$1.11 SEK11.04	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.33 SEK13.21	+22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.98 SEK19.64	+84.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.76 SEK7.53	+18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.70 SEK6.89	-3.0%
Average			+5.8%

Rome vs. Helsingborg - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Rome	Helsingborg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$6.58 SEK65.19	-18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$62.88 SEK623.33	+60.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$19.55 SEK193.80	-3.0%
Average			+2.3%

Rome vs. Helsingborg - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.8% less for housing

	Rome	Helsingborg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$32.94 SEK326.53	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$840.16 SEK8,328.25	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$645.22 SEK6,395.83	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$79.29 SEK785.96	-49.5%
Average			-30.8%

Rome vs. Helsingborg - Cost of housing

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pay 64.3% less for childcare

	Rome	Helsingborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$173.95 SEK1,724.32	-64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	??
Average			-64.3%

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pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Helsingborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$6.95 SEK68.87	+24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$4.58 SEK45.42	+121.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$8.30 SEK82.25	+14.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$38.16 SEK378.23	-41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$15.00 SEK148.65	+33.9%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Helsingborg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$78.98 SEK782.88	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$32.97 SEK326.84	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$87.70 SEK869.34	+4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$107.47 SEK1,065.31	-12.7%
Average			-2.1%

Rome vs. Helsingborg - Cost of clothing

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