Cost of living comparison

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Riehen vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Riehen is 40.0% more expensive than London.

Restaurants: pay 81.2% more in Riehen
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Riehen
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Riehen
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Riehen
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Riehen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% more in Riehen
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Riehen

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

Riehen vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.2% more for restaurants

	London	Riehen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$40.04 CHF32.14	+49.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$20.02 CHF16.07	+81.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$5.01 CHF4.02	+60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$4.48 CHF3.60	+132.8%
Average			+81.2%

London vs. Riehen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	London	Riehen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$4.13 CHF3.32	+91.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$16.48 CHF13.23	+197.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$8.61 CHF6.92	+30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$7.39 CHF5.94	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$14.76 CHF11.85	+273.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.69 CHF1.36	+10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.96 CHF0.77	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.29 CHF1.04	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$3.43 CHF2.76	+109.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.11 CHF0.89	+46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.07 CHF0.86	+28.5%
Average			+76.4%

London vs. Riehen - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	London	Riehen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$8.34 CHF6.69	+17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	$100.10 CHF80.36	-58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$41,041.86 CHF32,947.46	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	$56.31 CHF45.20	+77.3%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	London	Riehen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.34	$61.31 CHF49.22	+43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	$2,002.04 CHF1,607.19	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$2,252.30 CHF1,808.09	-3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$198.24 CHF159.14	-22.5%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	London	Riehen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$2,502.55 CHF2,008.99	+0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$22,522.97 CHF18,080.93	-21.0%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports

	London	Riehen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$8.76 CHF7.03	+0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$6.57 CHF5.27	+26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$11.57 CHF9.29	-49.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$29.40 CHF23.61	+46.7%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	London	Riehen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$191.86 CHF154.02	+65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$145.98 CHF117.19	+180.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$208.02 CHF167.00	+65.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$429.60 CHF344.88	+167.0%
Average			+119.5%

London vs. Riehen - Cost of clothing

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