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Sweden

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Poland

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Skelleftea Cost of Living Summary

Krakow (Cracow) is 7.0% more expensive than Skelleftea.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Transportation: pay 23.8% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Housing: pay 1.9% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Krakow (Cracow)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.3% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Krakow (Cracow)

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Krakow (Cracow). Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Krakow (Cracow).

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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Skelleftea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Krakow (Cracow) instead of Skelleftea, you would:

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pay 12.9% less for restaurants

	Skelleftea	Krakow (Cracow)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 SEK141.95	$10.94 PLN41.46	-25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.50 SEK130.21	$9.57 PLN36.28	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK24.68	$2.27 PLN8.59	-11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 SEK19.66	$2.33 PLN8.85	+14.5%
Average			-12.9%

Skelleftea vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Skelleftea	Krakow (Cracow)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.70 SEK26.04	$1.42 PLN5.40	-47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 SEK56.68	$4.60 PLN17.45	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 SEK60.89	$4.26 PLN16.15	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.88 SEK47.03	$3.71 PLN14.05	-24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK50.61	$3.04 PLN11.52	-42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.58	$0.60 PLN2.29	-49.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SEK11.27	$0.80 PLN3.02	-31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 SEK14.51	$0.86 PLN3.27	-42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 SEK16.21	$1.44 PLN5.45	-14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 SEK9.61	$0.48 PLN1.80	-52.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SEK7.10	$0.50 PLN1.88	-32.6%
Average			-35.5%

Skelleftea vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

	Skelleftea	Krakow (Cracow)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.30 SEK70.45	$6.34 PLN24.03	-13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.05 SEK531.05	$40.74 PLN154.43	-26.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,712.43 SEK316K	$33,135.02 PLN126K	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.20 SEK252.76	$11.21 PLN42.49	-57.2%
Average			-23.8%

Skelleftea vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.9% less for housing

	Skelleftea	Krakow (Cracow)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.20 SEK271.99	$17.29 PLN65.55	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	$929.61 PLN3,523.90	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	$778.70 PLN2,951.87	-7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	$215.35 PLN816.34	+62.7%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Skelleftea	Krakow (Cracow)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	$460.43 PLN1,745.37	+207.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	$12,946.14 PLN49,075.51	+122.3%
Average			+164.7%

Skelleftea vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of childcare

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pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Skelleftea	Krakow (Cracow)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 SEK81.70	$4.37 PLN16.58	-48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 SEK45.79	$4.06 PLN15.40	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.30 SEK70.47	$5.47 PLN20.73	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	$39.63 PLN150.24	-65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.88 SEK153.19	$8.20 PLN31.09	-48.3%
Average			-40.3%

Skelleftea vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Skelleftea	Krakow (Cracow)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.81 SEK953.17	$76.89 PLN291.46	-22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.37 SEK331.57	$46.35 PLN175.70	+34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.69 SEK817.00	$96.98 PLN367.64	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	$113.09 PLN428.71	-31.1%
Average			-1.0%

Skelleftea vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of clothing

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