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Frauenfeld vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Frauenfeld is 24.1% more expensive than London.

Restaurants: pay 73.0% more in Frauenfeld
Groceries: pay 76.1% more in Frauenfeld
Transportation: pay 10.3% more in Frauenfeld
Housing: pay 17.8% less in Frauenfeld
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Frauenfeld
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% more in Frauenfeld
Clothing: pay 26.1% more in Frauenfeld

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

Frauenfeld vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Frauenfeld instead of London, you would:

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pay 73.0% more for restaurants

	London	Frauenfeld
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.19	$31.28 CHF24.90	+17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$20.02 CHF15.94	+81.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$5.01 CHF3.98	+60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.46	$4.48 CHF3.57	+132.8%
Average			+73.0%

London vs. Frauenfeld - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.1% more for groceries

	London	Frauenfeld
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$4.13 CHF3.29	+91.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$15.02 CHF11.95	+171.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$8.59 CHF6.83	+30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$8.09 CHF6.44	+61.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$14.76 CHF11.75	+273.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.69 CHF1.35	+10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.14 CHF0.90	+36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.29 CHF1.03	-10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$3.12 CHF2.48	+90.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.11 CHF0.88	+46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.14 CHF0.90	+36.5%
Average			+76.1%

London vs. Frauenfeld - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

	London	Frauenfeld
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$8.34 CHF6.64	+17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.72	$93.85 CHF74.70	-61.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,555.37	$41,041.86 CHF32,667.31	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.99	$56.06 CHF44.62	+76.5%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 17.8% less for housing

	London	Frauenfeld
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.36	$61.31 CHF48.80	+43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,329.15	$1,501.53 CHF1,195.15	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.88	$1,219.99 CHF971.06	-47.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.28	$217.13 CHF172.82	-15.1%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	London	Frauenfeld
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,874.17	$2,502.55 CHF1,991.91	+0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,539.82	$22,522.97 CHF17,927.18	-21.0%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports

	London	Frauenfeld
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$8.76 CHF6.97	+0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.94	$6.57 CHF5.23	+26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$11.20 CHF8.91	-50.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.07	$103.23 CHF82.17	+58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$24.40 CHF19.42	+21.7%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 26.1% more for clothing

	London	Frauenfeld
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.71	$145.57 CHF115.86	+25.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.30	$56.31 CHF44.82	+8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.16	$191.86 CHF152.71	+52.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.54	$190.82 CHF151.88	+18.6%
Average			+26.1%

London vs. Frauenfeld - Cost of clothing

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