Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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United Kingdom

London vs. Vasteras Cost of Living Summary

London is 94.9% more expensive than Vasteras.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% more in London
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in London
Transportation: pay 57.7% more in London
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in London
Childcare: pay 11.7 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.1% more in London
Clothing: pay 26.2% more in London

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in London are more expensive than in Vasteras. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in London.

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London vs. Vasteras Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Vasteras, you would:

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pay 39.0% more for restaurants

	Vasteras	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.00 SEK137.53	$26.43 £19.73	+88.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK98.23	$10.57 £7.89	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 SEK22.59	$2.95 £2.21	+28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 SEK21.45	$2.16 £1.61	-1.2%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Vasteras	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 SEK29.14	$2.04 £1.52	-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 SEK59.19	$6.36 £4.74	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 SEK52.88	$6.98 £5.21	+29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.99 SEK39.18	$5.01 £3.74	+25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 SEK56.59	$4.81 £3.59	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 SEK13.95	$1.40 £1.05	-1.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 SEK11.03	$0.63 £0.47	-43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 SEK16.34	$1.38 £1.03	-17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.49	$1.52 £1.13	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.46	$0.74 £0.55	+12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.79	$0.80 £0.60	+0.7%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 57.7% more for transportation

	Vasteras	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.48 SEK63.66	$7.95 £5.93	+22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.23 SEK699.92	$245.79 £183.46	+245.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK324K	$38,182.92 £28,501.11	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.49 SEK230.85	$31.77 £23.71	+35.2%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Vasteras	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.96 SEK422.16	$40.48 £30.22	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.62 SEK7,287.32	$2,841.09 £2,120.69	+283.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$597.23 SEK5,868.49	$2,287.10 £1,707.18	+283.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.03 SEK1,356.33	$284.00 £211.99	+105.7%
Average			+225.3%

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pay 11.7 times more for childcare

	Vasteras	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.29 SEK1,476.78	$2,857.20 £2,132.72	+1801.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,998.57 SEK49,116.95	$35,755.44 £26,689.15	+615.3%
Average			+1066.1%

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pay 47.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Vasteras	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SEK68.76	$9.25 £6.90	+32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 SEK42.57	$5.62 £4.20	+29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK69.75	$23.46 £17.51	+230.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.74 SEK341.36	$60.55 £45.19	+74.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50 SEK162.09	$17.84 £13.32	+8.1%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 26.2% more for clothing

	Vasteras	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.30 SEK1,015.08	$113.97 £85.07	+10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 SEK392.94	$53.96 £40.28	+34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.47 SEK859.55	$125.54 £93.70	+43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.63 SEK1,342.53	$162.46 £121.27	+18.9%
Average			+26.2%

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