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Sweden

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Croatia

Zagreb vs. Skelleftea Cost of Living Summary

Zagreb is 17.1% more expensive than Skelleftea.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% more in Zagreb
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Zagreb
Transportation: pay 12.8% less in Zagreb
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Zagreb
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% less in Zagreb
Clothing: pay 3.0% more in Zagreb

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

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Zagreb vs. Skelleftea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8% more for restaurants

	Skelleftea	Zagreb
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 SEK141.95	$14.02 HRK92.32	-4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.50 SEK130.21	$9.34 HRK61.55	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK24.68	$3.15 HRK20.77	+23.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 SEK19.66	$2.52 HRK16.61	+23.7%
Average			+2.8%

Skelleftea vs. Zagreb - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Skelleftea	Zagreb
Bread 1 loaf	$2.70 SEK26.04	$1.96 HRK12.88	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 SEK56.68	$6.76 HRK44.50	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 SEK60.89	$5.05 HRK33.27	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.88 SEK47.03	$3.86 HRK25.41	-20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK50.61	$4.90 HRK32.25	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.58	$0.91 HRK6.00	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SEK11.27	$0.81 HRK5.36	-30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 SEK14.51	$0.96 HRK6.32	-36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 SEK16.21	$1.35 HRK8.92	-19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 SEK9.61	$0.69 HRK4.58	-30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SEK7.10	$0.65 HRK4.25	-12.4%
Average			-19.3%

Skelleftea vs. Zagreb - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

	Skelleftea	Zagreb
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.30 SEK70.45	$6.64 HRK43.75	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.05 SEK531.05	$58.40 HRK384.69	+6.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,712.43 SEK316K	$35,039.69 HRK231K	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.20 SEK252.76	$11.68 HRK76.94	-55.4%
Average			-12.8%

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Skelleftea	Zagreb
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.20 SEK271.99	$34.74 HRK228.84	+23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	$885.05 HRK5,830.00	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	$674.25 HRK4,441.39	-20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	$164.98 HRK1,086.76	+24.6%

Skelleftea vs. Zagreb - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Skelleftea	Zagreb
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	$490.56 HRK3,231.37	+227.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	$12,823.55 HRK84,470.93	+120.2%
Average			+173.7%

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pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Skelleftea	Zagreb
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 SEK81.70	$3.50 HRK23.08	-58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 SEK45.79	$2.50 HRK16.49	-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.30 SEK70.47	$5.84 HRK38.47	-20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	$52.95 HRK348.78	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.88 SEK153.19	$8.76 HRK57.70	-44.8%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 3.0% more for clothing

	Skelleftea	Zagreb
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.81 SEK953.17	$100.56 HRK662.40	+1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.37 SEK331.57	$41.12 HRK270.88	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.69 SEK817.00	$100.39 HRK661.28	+18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	$118.33 HRK779.48	-27.9%
Average			+3.0%

Skelleftea vs. Zagreb - Cost of clothing

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