Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Sweden

Skelleftea vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Skelleftea is 82.4% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Skelleftea
Groceries: pay 99.2% more in Skelleftea
Transportation: pay 87.8% more in Skelleftea
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Skelleftea
Childcare: pay 46.8% less in Skelleftea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Skelleftea
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Skelleftea

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

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Skelleftea vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skelleftea instead of Saint Petersburg, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Skelleftea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.53 RUB744.52	$14.72 SEK141.95	+54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 RUB465.33	$13.50 SEK130.21	+126.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 RUB77.55	$2.56 SEK24.68	+157.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 RUB37.33	$2.04 SEK19.66	+326.5%
Average			+166.3%

Saint Petersburg vs. Skelleftea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.2% more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Skelleftea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 RUB65.76	$2.70 SEK26.04	+220.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.68 RUB444.06	$5.88 SEK56.68	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 RUB338.20	$6.31 SEK60.89	+45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 RUB129.32	$4.88 SEK47.03	+194.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 RUB178.68	$5.25 SEK50.61	+129.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.73	$1.20 SEK11.58	+51.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB60.20	$1.17 SEK11.27	+51.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB63.35	$1.50 SEK14.51	+85.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 RUB116.76	$1.68 SEK16.21	+12.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RUB32.87	$1.00 SEK9.61	+136.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB22.18	$0.74 SEK7.10	+159.4%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 87.8% more for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Skelleftea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 RUB215.65	$7.30 SEK70.45	+164.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.21 RUB3,922.71	$55.05 SEK531.05	+9.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,737.37 RUB3M	$32,712.43 SEK316K	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.17 RUB716.60	$26.20 SEK252.76	+185.7%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Skelleftea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 RUB595.88	$28.20 SEK271.99	+269.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.62 RUB61,219.61	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	+55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.53 RUB34,494.26	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	+91.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.44 RUB7,377.86	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	+40.2%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 46.8% less for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Skelleftea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.01 RUB29,141.12	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	-59.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,803.31 RUB688K	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	-33.9%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Skelleftea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 RUB232.66	$8.47 SEK81.70	+184.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RUB189.90	$4.75 SEK45.79	+95.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 RUB216.84	$7.30 SEK70.47	+163.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.87 RUB3,114.54	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	+185.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 RUB441.60	$15.88 SEK153.19	+180.9%
Average			+161.9%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Skelleftea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.20 RUB7,281.57	$98.81 SEK953.17	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.79 RUB3,811.45	$34.37 SEK331.57	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.24 RUB9,003.30	$84.69 SEK817.00	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.44 RUB10,112.44	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	+26.8%
Average			-5.8%

Saint Petersburg vs. Skelleftea - Cost of clothing

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