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Bethesda vs. Athlone Cost of Living Summary
Bethesda is 74.5% more expensive than Athlone.
Bethesda vs. Athlone Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bethesda instead of Athlone, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
|
Athlone
|
Bethesda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.44
€17.82
|
$16.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.51
€9.16
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.17
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.95
|
$2.40
|
|
Athlone vs. Bethesda - Cost of restaurants
pay 29.4% more for groceries
|
Athlone
|
Bethesda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.18
|
$3.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
€4.99
|
$4.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.62
|
$3.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.03
€3.51
|
$4.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
€4.72
|
$4.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.08
|
$2.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.60
|
$0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$1.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.11
|
$1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.02
|
$0.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$1.22
|
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Athlone vs. Bethesda - Cost of groceries
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Athlone
|
Bethesda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€6.79
|
$3.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.72
€40.72
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,836.02
€37,338.02
|
$23,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.20
€25.45
|
$14.58
|
|
Athlone vs. Bethesda - Cost of transportation
pay 9.4% more for housing
|
Athlone
|
Bethesda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.89
€41.74
|
$62.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,389.91
€1,211.51
|
$2,250.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,810.38
€1,578.02
|
$1,866.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.57
€163.49
|
$79.25
|
|
Athlone vs. Bethesda - Cost of housing
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Athlone
|
Bethesda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,354.87
€1,180.97
|
$3,175.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,397.27
€6,447.83
|
$65,000.00
|
|
Athlone vs. Bethesda - Cost of childcare
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athlone
|
Bethesda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
€6.11
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
€4.03
|
$5.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$20.73
€18.07
|
$14.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.35
€52.60
|
$141.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.02
€12.22
|
$16.00
|
|
Athlone vs. Bethesda - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.6% more for clothing
|
Athlone
|
Bethesda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.62
€88.57
|
$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
€36.99
|
$56.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.06
€77.63
|
$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.81
€69.57
|
$130.00
|
|
Athlone vs. Bethesda - Cost of clothing
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