Cost of living comparison

Ireland

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United Kingdom

London vs. Athlone Cost of Living Summary

London is 40.3% more expensive than Athlone.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in London
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in London
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in London
Housing: pay 67.6% more in London
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.7% more in London
Clothing: pay 49.0% more in London

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in London are more expensive than in Athlone. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in London.

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London vs. Athlone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Athlone	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.38 €19.99	$26.43 £19.73	+18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €11.47	$10.57 £7.89	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.90 €2.59	$2.95 £2.21	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 €1.69	$2.16 £1.61	+13.9%
Average			+2.2%

Athlone vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	Athlone	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 €1.16	$2.04 £1.52	+57.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 €4.90	$6.36 £4.74	+15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 €4.85	$6.98 £5.21	+28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 €3.45	$5.01 £3.74	+29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.20 €4.64	$4.81 £3.59	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.06	$1.40 £1.05	+18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.65	$0.63 £0.47	-13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.97	$1.38 £1.03	+27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 €1.15	$1.52 £1.13	+17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$0.74 £0.55	-29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$0.80 £0.60	-1.3%
Average			+10.5%

Athlone vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	Athlone	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.62 €6.81	$7.95 £5.93	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$245.79 £183.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,823.33	$38,182.92 £28,501.11	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.40	$31.77 £23.71	+84.2%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 67.6% more for housing

	Athlone	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.52 €43.33	$40.48 £30.22	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,497.65 €1,337.24	$2,841.09 £2,120.69	+89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,371.68 €1,224.77	$2,287.10 £1,707.18	+66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.99 €164.28	$284.00 £211.99	+54.4%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Athlone	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,007.76 €899.83	$2,857.20 £2,132.72	+183.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,374.73 €4,799.08	$35,755.44 £26,689.15	+565.3%
Average			+334.3%

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pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Athlone	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.28 €6.50	$9.25 £6.90	+27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 €3.91	$5.62 £4.20	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.92 €16.00	$23.46 £17.51	+30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.85 €51.66	$60.55 £45.19	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.00	$17.84 £13.32	+59.3%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 49.0% more for clothing

	Athlone	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.91 €84.74	$113.97 £85.07	+20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 €36.66	$53.96 £40.28	+31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.38 €76.24	$125.54 £93.70	+47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.52 €68.32	$162.46 £121.27	+112.3%
Average			+49.0%

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