Cost of living comparison

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Plano vs. Ealing Cost of Living Summary

Plano is 14.8% cheaper than Ealing.

Restaurants
pay 5.0% less in Plano
Groceries
pay 26.9% more in Plano
Transportation
pay 35.9% less in Plano
Housing
pay 26.8% less in Plano
Childcare
pay 3.3% more in Plano
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.6% less in Plano
Clothing
pay 20.5% less in Plano

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

Plano vs. Ealing Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.0% less for restaurants

 
Ealing
Plano
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.45
£18.25
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.25
£6.90
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.11
£2.32
$2.60
 

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

 
Ealing
Plano
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
£1.22
$3.17
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
£3.12
$6.56
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.50
£4.11
$3.73
 

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

 
Ealing
Plano
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.52
£5.62
$3.58
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $105.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,182.92
£28,501.11
$36,232.00
 

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pay 26.8% less for housing

 
Ealing
Plano
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$35.02
£26.14
$55.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,158.35
£1,611.07
$1,544.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,750.90
£1,306.94
$1,228.00
 

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pay 3.3% more for childcare

 
Ealing
Plano
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,305.87
£1,721.19
$1,333.33
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,214.37
£9,863.68
$24,380.00
 

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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ealing
Plano
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.06
£6.02
$6.90
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.79
£3.58
$5.64
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$22.96
£17.14
$9.46
 

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

 
Ealing
Plano
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.13
£71.75
$59.60
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.04
£24.66
$38.33
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.97
£75.37
$86.25
 

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