Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Hasselt vs. Harrow Cost of Living Summary

Hasselt is 22.9% cheaper than Harrow.

Restaurants: pay 29.1% more in Hasselt
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Hasselt
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Hasselt
Housing: pay 48.8% less in Hasselt
Childcare: pay 9.1% more in Hasselt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% less in Hasselt
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Hasselt

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

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Hasselt vs. Harrow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hasselt instead of Harrow, you would:

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pay 29.1% more for restaurants

	Harrow	Hasselt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.82 £14.87	$22.39 €19.93	+13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.94	$13.44 €11.96	+45.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 £2.13	$3.60 €3.20	+26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 £1.49	$3.14 €2.79	+58.2%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Harrow	Hasselt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 £1.39	$2.57 €2.28	+38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 £4.11	$3.92 €3.49	-28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.25 £4.69	$5.07 €4.52	-18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.95 £4.46	$3.30 €2.94	-44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$5.29 €4.71	+43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 £0.69	$0.90 €0.80	-1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 £0.45	$0.78 €0.69	+29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 £0.61	$1.20 €1.06	+47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 £1.80	$1.21 €1.07	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 £0.45	$0.82 €0.73	+37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 £0.53	$0.61 €0.54	-14.4%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Harrow	Hasselt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.24 £5.43	$7.39 €6.58	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.75 €29.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,234.45 £30,187.91	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	-11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.93 £33.71	$27.10 €24.12	-39.7%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 48.8% less for housing

	Harrow	Hasselt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.64 £29.74	$47.40 €42.19	+19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,290.49 £1,718.56	$923.78 €822.20	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,805.96 £1,355.01	$812.48 €723.14	-55.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.58 £113.73	$156.74 €139.51	+3.4%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 9.1% more for childcare

	Harrow	Hasselt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,916.08 £1,437.64	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	-15.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,785.86 £17,846.53	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	+40.4%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Harrow	Hasselt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.47 £5.60	$5.21 €4.63	-30.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67 £3.50	$3.75 €3.34	-19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.46 £16.86	$12.88 €11.46	-42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.29 £59.49	$27.99 €24.92	-64.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.88 £10.41	$15.12 €13.45	+8.9%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Harrow	Hasselt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.29 £59.49	$111.27 €99.03	+40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.46 £44.62	$51.94 €46.23	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.71 £79.32	$102.59 €91.31	-3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.57 £118.98	$131.57 €117.10	-17.0%
Average			-0.3%

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