Cost of living comparison

Ireland

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United Kingdom

Ealing vs. Athlone Cost of Living Summary

Ealing is 16.6% more expensive than Athlone.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% less in Ealing
Groceries: pay 5.2% less in Ealing
Transportation: pay 6.3% more in Ealing
Housing: pay 28.9% more in Ealing
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Ealing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% more in Ealing
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Ealing

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation in Ealing are more expensive than in Athlone. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Ealing. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ealing.

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Ealing vs. Athlone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ealing instead of Athlone, you would:

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pay 7.5% less for restaurants

	Athlone	Ealing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.38 €19.92	$24.45 £18.34	+9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €11.44	$9.25 £6.94	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.90 €2.58	$3.11 £2.33	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 €1.68	$1.72 £1.29	-9.2%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 5.2% less for groceries

	Athlone	Ealing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 €1.15	$1.63 £1.22	+25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 €4.88	$4.18 £3.14	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 €4.84	$5.50 £4.13	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 €3.44	$4.16 £3.12	+7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.20 €4.62	$4.10 £3.07	-21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.05	$1.40 £1.05	+18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.65	$0.66 £0.49	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.96	$0.90 £0.67	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 €1.14	$1.63 £1.23	+27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$0.64 £0.48	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$0.80 £0.60	-1.4%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 6.3% more for transportation

	Athlone	Ealing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.62 €6.79	$7.52 £5.64	-1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.35	$30.39 £22.80	+76.3%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 28.9% more for housing

	Athlone	Ealing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.52 €43.19	$35.02 £26.27	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,497.65 €1,332.96	$2,158.35 £1,619.41	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,371.68 €1,220.84	$1,750.90 £1,313.70	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.99 €163.76	$218.94 £164.27	+19.0%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Athlone	Ealing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,007.76 €896.94	$2,305.87 £1,730.10	+128.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,374.73 €4,783.70	$13,214.37 £9,914.74	+145.9%
Average			+137.2%

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pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Athlone	Ealing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.28 €6.48	$8.06 £6.05	+10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 €3.90	$4.79 £3.59	+9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.92 €15.95	$22.96 £17.23	+28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.85 €51.49	$107.92 £80.97	+86.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$17.18 £12.89	+53.4%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Athlone	Ealing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.91 €84.47	$96.13 £72.12	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 €36.54	$33.04 £24.79	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.38 €75.99	$100.97 £75.76	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.52 €68.10	$104.03 £78.05	+36.0%
Average			+7.0%

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