Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Bulgaria

Ruse vs. Skelleftea Cost of Living Summary

Ruse is 11.1% cheaper than Skelleftea.

Restaurants: pay 40.9% less in Ruse
Groceries: pay 36.8% less in Ruse
Transportation: pay 42.1% less in Ruse
Housing: pay 56.9% less in Ruse
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Ruse
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.5% less in Ruse
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Ruse

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

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Ruse vs. Skelleftea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ruse instead of Skelleftea, you would:

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pay 40.9% less for restaurants

	Skelleftea	Ruse
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 SEK141.95	$10.74 BGN18.37	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.50 SEK130.21	$8.06 BGN13.78	-40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK24.68	$1.53 BGN2.61	-40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 SEK19.66	$0.90 BGN1.53	-56.1%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 36.8% less for groceries

	Skelleftea	Ruse
Bread 1 loaf	$2.70 SEK26.04	$0.98 BGN1.68	-63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 SEK56.68	$4.77 BGN8.16	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 SEK60.89	$6.48 BGN11.07	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.88 SEK47.03	$2.70 BGN4.61	-44.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK50.61	$3.65 BGN6.25	-30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.58	$0.65 BGN1.11	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SEK11.27	$0.85 BGN1.46	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 SEK14.51	$0.87 BGN1.48	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 SEK16.21	$0.95 BGN1.62	-43.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 SEK9.61	$0.50 BGN0.86	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SEK7.10	$0.43 BGN0.74	-41.2%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 42.1% less for transportation

	Skelleftea	Ruse
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.30 SEK70.45	$5.82 BGN9.95	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.05 SEK531.05	$16.41 BGN28.07	-70.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,712.43 SEK316K	$30,917.07 BGN52,865.74	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.20 SEK252.76	$7.28 BGN12.45	-72.2%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 56.9% less for housing

	Skelleftea	Ruse
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.20 SEK271.99	$14.81 BGN25.33	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	$333.69 BGN570.58	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	$287.16 BGN491.02	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	$77.59 BGN132.67	-41.4%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Skelleftea	Ruse
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	$641.00 BGN1,096.06	+327.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	$9,323.50 BGN15,942.44	+60.1%
Average			+193.8%

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pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Skelleftea	Ruse
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 SEK81.70	$1.79 BGN3.06	-78.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 SEK45.79	$1.72 BGN2.94	-63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.30 SEK70.47	$3.58 BGN6.12	-51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	$32.83 BGN56.13	-71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.88 SEK153.19	$5.97 BGN10.21	-62.4%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Skelleftea	Ruse
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.81 SEK953.17	$53.72 BGN91.85	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.37 SEK331.57	$29.84 BGN51.03	-13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.69 SEK817.00	$74.61 BGN127.57	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	$89.53 BGN153.09	-45.4%
Average			-29.0%

Skelleftea vs. Ruse - Cost of clothing

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