Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Sweden

Orebro vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Orebro is 18.0% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% less in Orebro
Groceries: pay 12.5% more in Orebro
Transportation: pay 4.2% more in Orebro
Housing: pay 40.4% less in Orebro
Childcare: pay 74.0% less in Orebro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% more in Orebro
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in Orebro

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

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Orebro vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Orebro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$13.75 SEK136.26	-18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$9.90 SEK98.11	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$3.97 SEK39.39	+34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$2.40 SEK23.78	+62.1%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 12.5% more for groceries

	Rome	Orebro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$3.10 SEK30.72	+39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$5.91 SEK58.63	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$6.24 SEK61.88	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$4.23 SEK41.91	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$5.53 SEK54.84	-2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.21 SEK11.96	+2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$1.07 SEK10.60	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.41 SEK13.93	+29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$2.15 SEK21.35	+100.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.84 SEK8.32	+30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.78 SEK7.73	+8.8%
Average			+12.5%

Rome vs. Orebro - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

	Rome	Orebro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$6.51 SEK64.55	-19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$74.23 SEK735.81	+89.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$30,891.17 SEK306K	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$19.59 SEK194.23	-2.8%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 40.4% less for housing

	Rome	Orebro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$34.16 SEK338.59	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$674.81 SEK6,689.16	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$517.81 SEK5,132.91	-40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$93.01 SEK922.01	-40.8%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

	Rome	Orebro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$126.63 SEK1,255.25	-74.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	??
Average			-74.0%

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Orebro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$7.50 SEK74.32	+33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$5.07 SEK50.21	+144.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$7.60 SEK75.31	+4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$36.71 SEK363.94	-43.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$13.00 SEK128.83	+16.1%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Rome	Orebro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$83.73 SEK829.95	+17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$47.49 SEK470.72	+30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$101.22 SEK1,003.37	+21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$157.45 SEK1,560.80	+27.8%
Average			+24.2%

Rome vs. Orebro - Cost of clothing

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