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Finland

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United Kingdom

Ealing vs. Joensuu Cost of Living Summary

Ealing is 55.3% more expensive than Joensuu.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% more in Ealing
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Ealing
Transportation: pay 6.5% more in Ealing
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Ealing
Childcare: pay 8.4 times more in Ealing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Ealing
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Ealing

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

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Ealing vs. Joensuu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.1% more for restaurants

	Joensuu	Ealing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$24.45 £18.34	+55.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$9.25 £6.94	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 €1.15	$3.11 £2.33	+141.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 €1.59	$1.72 £1.29	-4.1%
Average			+22.1%

Joensuu vs. Ealing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Joensuu	Ealing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 €2.25	$1.63 £1.22	-35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 €3.67	$4.18 £3.14	+1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 €4.94	$5.50 £4.13	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 €2.48	$4.16 £3.12	+49.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.84 €5.20	$4.10 £3.07	-29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.02	$1.40 £1.05	+21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.66 £0.49	-26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.90 £0.67	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.56	$1.63 £1.23	-7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.60	$0.64 £0.48	-5.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.80 £0.60	-18.1%
Average			-8.3%

Joensuu vs. Ealing - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% more for transportation

	Joensuu	Ealing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.07 €7.18	$7.52 £5.64	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.90 €65.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,831.54 €31,891.36	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.92 €15.95	$30.39 £22.80	+69.6%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Joensuu	Ealing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.75 €29.15	$35.02 £26.27	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.82 €660.25	$2,158.35 £1,619.41	+191.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$653.18 €581.35	$1,750.90 £1,313.70	+168.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.01 €131.74	$218.94 £164.27	+47.9%
Average			+142.0%

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pay 8.4 times more for childcare

	Joensuu	Ealing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$274.90 €244.67	$2,305.87 £1,730.10	+738.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,214.37 £9,914.74
Average			+738.8%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Joensuu	Ealing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.40 €7.47	$8.06 £6.05	-4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 €3.16	$4.79 £3.59	+35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.87 €10.56	$22.96 £17.23	+93.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.25 €46.51	$107.92 £80.97	+106.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.24 €14.45	$17.18 £12.89	+5.8%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Joensuu	Ealing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$134.37 €119.59	$96.13 £72.12	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19 €34.88	$33.04 £24.79	-15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 €79.73	$100.97 £75.76	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.57 €129.56	$104.03 £78.05	-28.5%
Average			-16.5%

Joensuu vs. Ealing - Cost of clothing

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