Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Sweden

Vasteras vs. Venice Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 5.7% cheaper than Venice.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 32.9% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 22.6% less in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 49.9% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Vasteras

The cost of transportation and entertainment and sports in Vasteras are more expensive than in Venice. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Vasteras.

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Vasteras vs. Venice Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Venice	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.36 €20.42	$14.71 SEK141.85	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €11.23	$10.53 SEK101.54	-18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.67 €3.21	$2.77 SEK26.70	-24.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 €1.34	$2.31 SEK22.28	+51.1%
Average			-7.1%

Venice vs. Vasteras - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Venice	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$3.16 €2.76	$2.70 SEK26.02	-14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.59 €6.64	$5.98 SEK57.66	-21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 €5.61	$5.81 SEK56.09	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.29 €3.75	$3.97 SEK38.25	-7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 €5.59	$5.67 SEK54.74	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.06	$1.49 SEK14.34	+23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.14	$1.19 SEK11.46	-9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.24	$1.59 SEK15.39	+12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.56	$1.68 SEK16.20	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.83	$0.70 SEK6.71	-27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$0.84 SEK8.10	-6.1%
Average			-6.9%

Venice vs. Vasteras - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.9% more for transportation

	Venice	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 €6.82	$7.34 SEK70.84	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.21 €37.78	$74.05 SEK714.38	+71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,862.41 €23,487.28	$32,689.58 SEK315K	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 €16.34	$26.98 SEK260.24	+44.4%
Average			+32.9%

Venice vs. Vasteras - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.6% less for housing

	Venice	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.26 €29.95	$41.64 SEK401.68	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.93 €1,085.01	$825.17 SEK7,960.21	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$744.56 €651.01	$600.37 SEK5,791.56	-19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$186.20 €162.81	$76.37 SEK736.67	-59.0%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 49.9% less for childcare

	Venice	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$642.36 €561.65	$159.04 SEK1,534.21	-75.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,007.59 €6,127.12	$5,289.58 SEK51,026.96	-24.5%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Venice	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.13	$7.67 SEK73.99	+9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 €1.88	$4.58 SEK44.22	+112.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.13	$7.41 SEK71.44	+5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.65 €74.89	$36.90 SEK355.96	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.21	$19.57 SEK188.80	+67.6%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Venice	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.51 €79.14	$95.21 SEK918.49	+5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.82 €37.44	$42.32 SEK408.22	-1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.47 €107.95	$92.57 SEK892.97	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.71 €168.50	$124.31 SEK1,199.13	-35.5%
Average			-14.1%

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