Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

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Sweden

Skelleftea vs. Zilina Cost of Living Summary

Skelleftea is 46.6% more expensive than Zilina.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% more in Skelleftea
Groceries: pay 33.4% more in Skelleftea
Transportation: pay 74.7% more in Skelleftea
Housing: pay 47.2% more in Skelleftea
Childcare: pay 42.4% less in Skelleftea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Skelleftea
Clothing: pay 37.3% more in Skelleftea

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in Skelleftea are more expensive than in Zilina. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Skelleftea.

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Skelleftea vs. Zilina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.8% more for restaurants

	Zilina	Skelleftea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.34 €8.17	$14.72 SEK141.95	+57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 €7.15	$13.50 SEK130.21	+65.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 €1.57	$2.56 SEK24.68	+42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 €1.29	$2.04 SEK19.66	+38.5%
Average			+50.8%

Zilina vs. Skelleftea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.4% more for groceries

	Zilina	Skelleftea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 €1.29	$2.70 SEK26.04	+83.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.86 €6.00	$5.88 SEK56.68	-14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.01 €3.50	$6.31 SEK60.89	+57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92 €3.43	$4.88 SEK47.03	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 €2.87	$5.25 SEK50.61	+59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.71	$1.20 SEK11.58	+47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$1.17 SEK11.27	+37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.97	$1.50 SEK14.51	+35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 €1.85	$1.68 SEK16.21	-20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.53	$1.00 SEK9.61	+63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.74 SEK7.10	-6.2%
Average			+33.4%

Zilina vs. Skelleftea - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.7% more for transportation

	Zilina	Skelleftea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.80 €5.94	$7.30 SEK70.45	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.36 €20.42	$55.05 SEK531.05	+135.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,530.94	$32,712.43 SEK316K	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 €9.40	$26.20 SEK252.76	+143.8%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 47.2% more for housing

	Zilina	Skelleftea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.56 €17.11	$28.20 SEK271.99	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.89 €514.02	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	+107.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$510.02 €445.94	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	+65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.59 €161.40	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	-28.3%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 42.4% less for childcare

	Zilina	Skelleftea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$467.20 €408.50	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	-67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,007.94 €6,127.43	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	-16.9%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Zilina	Skelleftea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 €2.04	$8.47 SEK81.70	+262.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 €2.26	$4.75 SEK45.79	+83.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 €5.72	$7.30 SEK70.47	+11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.96 €33.19	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	+199.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.17	$15.88 SEK153.19	+69.9%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 37.3% more for clothing

	Zilina	Skelleftea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.16 €58.72	$98.81 SEK953.17	+47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.82 €21.70	$34.37 SEK331.57	+38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.92 €66.38	$84.69 SEK817.00	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.04 €94.46	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	+51.9%
Average			+37.3%

Zilina vs. Skelleftea - Cost of clothing

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