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United States vs. Aberdeen Cost of Living Summary

United States is 11.4% more expensive than Aberdeen.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% more in United States
Groceries: pay 54.6% more in United States
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in United States
Housing: pay 46.4% more in United States
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% less in United States
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in United States

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

United States vs. Aberdeen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Aberdeen, you would:

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pay 10.8% more for restaurants

	Aberdeen	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.03 £16.48	$19.45	-11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.99	$11.12	+4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 £1.60	$2.56	+19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 £1.14	$2.00	+31.1%
Average			+10.8%

Aberdeen vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.6% more for groceries

	Aberdeen	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 £1.30	$3.56	+104.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 £3.26	$6.50	+49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.69 £5.00	$3.97	-40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 £3.10	$4.27	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.51 £4.12	$5.41	-2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$2.37	+82.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 £0.43	$0.78	+37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 £0.94	$2.04	+62.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 £1.38	$2.21	+20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 £0.39	$1.34	+157.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 £0.46	$1.38	+126.6%
Average			+54.6%

Aberdeen vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Aberdeen	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.13 £5.33	$3.41	-52.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$106.83 £79.89	$65.85	-38.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	$32,336.38	-14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.14 £15.81	$17.61	-16.7%
Average			-30.4%

Aberdeen vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.4% more for housing

	Aberdeen	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.74 £33.46	$68.97	+54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$856.90 £640.82	$1,664.59	+94.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.04 £563.14	$1,416.15	+88.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$305.57 £228.52	$150.19	-50.9%
Average			+46.4%

Aberdeen vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Aberdeen	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,839.93 £1,375.96	$1,387.27	-24.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,075.46 £10,526.07	$23,196.46	+64.8%
Average			+20.1%

Aberdeen vs. United States - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Aberdeen	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £4.99	$5.84	-12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.70 £3.52	$5.15	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.83 £14.08	$9.90	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.63 £49.08	$51.45	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.01 £8.23	$13.64	+23.8%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Aberdeen	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.47 £63.17	$51.08	-39.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 £30.13	$41.81	+3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.32 £69.79	$87.56	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.44 £88.57	$112.04	-5.4%
Average			-11.8%

Aberdeen vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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