Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bath vs. Naperville Cost of Living Summary
Bath is 19.0% more expensive than Naperville.
Bath vs. Naperville Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bath instead of Naperville, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
|
Naperville
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$20.03
£15.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$10.68
£8.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
|
$2.54
£1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$1.72
£1.30
|
|
Naperville vs. Bath - Cost of restaurants
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Naperville
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
|
$1.63
£1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
|
$5.16
£3.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
|
$6.98
£5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$4.21
£3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$4.72
£3.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
|
$1.64
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.71
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.44
£1.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$2.04
£1.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.74
£0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.79
£0.59
|
|
Naperville vs. Bath - Cost of groceries
pay 30.3% more for transportation
|
Naperville
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$7.18
£5.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.00
|
$115.51
£87.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,500.00
|
$37,772.71
£28,542.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.52
|
$19.95
£15.07
|
|
Naperville vs. Bath - Cost of transportation
pay 14.1% more for housing
|
Naperville
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.25
|
$46.29
£34.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,950.00
|
$1,730.50
£1,307.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,683.33
|
$1,298.04
£980.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.55
|
$265.55
£200.66
|
|
Naperville vs. Bath - Cost of housing
pay 9.2% more for childcare
|
Naperville
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
$1,752.76
£1,324.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,795.00
|
$16,025.19
£12,109.10
|
|
Naperville vs. Bath - Cost of childcare
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Naperville
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$8.01
£6.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$4.80
£3.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.50
|
$19.20
£14.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.00
|
$48.34
£36.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
|
$15.36
£11.60
|
|
Naperville vs. Bath - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 40.5% more for clothing
|
Naperville
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$83.60
£63.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.67
|
$49.60
£37.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.67
|
$90.81
£68.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.67
|
$84.46
£63.82
|
|
Naperville vs. Bath - Cost of clothing
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