Cost of living comparison

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Ealing vs. Fairfax Cost of Living Summary

Ealing is 8.7% cheaper than Fairfax.

Restaurants
pay 2.2% less in Ealing
Groceries
pay 43.5% less in Ealing
Transportation
pay 50.8% more in Ealing
Housing
pay 7.3% less in Ealing
Childcare
pay 33.1% less in Ealing
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.0% more in Ealing
Clothing
pay 2.6% more in Ealing

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

Ealing vs. Fairfax Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2% less for restaurants

 
Fairfax
Ealing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.00
 
$24.45
£18.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$9.25
£6.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.17
 
$3.11
£2.32

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

 
Fairfax
Ealing
Bread
1 loaf
$4.11
 
$1.63
£1.22
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.53
 
$4.18
£3.12
Milk (1 gallon) $4.27
 
$5.50
£4.11

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pay 50.8% more for transportation

 
Fairfax
Ealing
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.01
 
$7.52
£5.62
Monthly public transit pass $69.57
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,375.00
 
$38,182.92
£28,501.11

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pay 7.3% less for housing

 
Fairfax
Ealing
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$77.77
 
$35.02
£26.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,417.50
 
$2,158.35
£1,611.07
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,920.00
 
$1,750.90
£1,306.94

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

 
Fairfax
Ealing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,952.38
 
$2,305.87
£1,721.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $34,903.57
 
$13,214.37
£9,863.68

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Fairfax
Ealing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$8.06
£6.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.00
 
$4.79
£3.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.94
 
$22.96
£17.14

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

 
Fairfax
Ealing
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.33
 
$96.13
£71.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$33.04
£24.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.45
 
$100.97
£75.37

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