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Puyallup vs. Athlone Cost of Living Summary

Puyallup is 32.0% more expensive than Athlone.

Restaurants
pay 17.6% more in Puyallup
Groceries
pay 71.2% more in Puyallup
Transportation
pay 19.7% less in Puyallup
Housing
pay 27.1% more in Puyallup
Childcare
pay 4.2 times more in Puyallup
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.8% more in Puyallup
Clothing
pay 21.9% more in Puyallup

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

Puyallup vs. Athlone Cost Breakdown

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

pay 17.6% more for restaurants

 
Athlone
Puyallup
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.38
€19.99
$25.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.85
€11.47
$15.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.90
€2.59
$3.19
 

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pay 71.2% more for groceries

 
Athlone
Puyallup
Bread
1 loaf
$1.29
€1.16
$4.57
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.49
€4.90
$9.09
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.43
€4.85
$4.23
 

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pay 19.7% less for transportation

 
Athlone
Puyallup
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.62
€6.81
$5.17
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $171.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,000.39
€34,823.33
$36,318.00
 

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pay 27.1% more for housing

 
Athlone
Puyallup
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.52
€43.33
$87.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,497.65
€1,337.24
$1,866.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,371.68
€1,224.77
$1,766.67
 

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

 
Athlone
Puyallup
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,007.76
€899.83
$3,012.40
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,374.73
€4,799.08
$31,129.44
 

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Athlone
Puyallup
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.28
€6.50
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.38
€3.91
$6.66
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.92
€16.00
$12.06
 

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

 
Athlone
Puyallup
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$94.91
€84.74
$61.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
€36.66
$44.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.38
€76.24
$127.75
 

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