Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Australia

Wollongong vs. Vasteras Cost of Living Summary

Wollongong is 30.3% more expensive than Vasteras.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% more in Wollongong
Groceries: pay 0.9% more in Wollongong
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Wollongong
Housing: pay 57.9% more in Wollongong
Childcare: pay 7.6 times more in Wollongong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% more in Wollongong
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Wollongong

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

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Wollongong vs. Vasteras Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.6% more for restaurants

	Vasteras	Wollongong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.00 SEK138.74	$17.06 A$24.54	+21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$10.44 A$15.02	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 SEK22.79	$3.09 A$4.45	+34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 SEK21.64	$2.23 A$3.21	+2.1%
Average			+14.6%

Vasteras vs. Wollongong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.9% more for groceries

	Vasteras	Wollongong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 SEK29.40	$2.87 A$4.13	-3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 SEK59.71	$5.22 A$7.51	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 SEK53.34	$4.40 A$6.33	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.99 SEK39.53	$4.02 A$5.78	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 SEK57.09	$4.26 A$6.13	-26.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 SEK14.08	$1.34 A$1.93	-5.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 SEK11.13	$1.14 A$1.63	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 SEK16.48	$1.53 A$2.20	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.67	$2.08 A$3.00	+5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.52	$1.07 A$1.53	+62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.86	$1.14 A$1.65	+44.4%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Vasteras	Wollongong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.48 SEK64.22	$5.07 A$7.30	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.23 SEK706.08	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$26,937.53 A$38,753.46	-18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.49 SEK232.88	$16.79 A$24.16	-28.5%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 57.9% more for housing

	Vasteras	Wollongong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.96 SEK425.88	$50.13 A$72.12	+16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	$1,244.53 A$1,790.43	+67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	$1,089.62 A$1,567.57	+82.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	$139.13 A$200.16	+0.8%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 7.6 times more for childcare

	Vasteras	Wollongong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	$2,167.40 A$3,118.11	+1342.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	$20,280.48 A$29,176.35	+305.7%
Average			+664.9%

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pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Vasteras	Wollongong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SEK69.37	$6.96 A$10.02	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 SEK42.94	$3.48 A$5.01	-19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$44.55 A$64.09	+527.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.74 SEK344.37	$81.49 A$117.24	+134.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50 SEK163.51	$13.23 A$19.03	-19.8%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Vasteras	Wollongong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	$69.62 A$100.16	-32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 SEK396.39	$56.12 A$80.74	+40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.47 SEK867.11	$116.35 A$167.39	+33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	$109.08 A$156.92	-20.2%
Average			+0.1%

Vasteras vs. Wollongong - Cost of clothing

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