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London vs. 's-Hertogenbosch Cost of Living Summary

London is 49.1% more expensive than 's-Hertogenbosch.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% less in London
Groceries: pay 3.9% less in London
Transportation: pay 73.7% more in London
Housing: pay 64.7% more in London
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% more in London
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in London

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

London vs. 's-Hertogenbosch Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of 's-Hertogenbosch, you would:

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pay 11.1% less for restaurants

	's-Hertogenbosch	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.70 €22.16	$26.73 £20.18	+4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$11.02 £8.33	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.40 €2.93	$3.12 £2.36	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.55	$1.93 £1.45	-34.9%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 3.9% less for groceries

	's-Hertogenbosch	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 €1.87	$2.16 £1.63	-0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.85 €5.91	$5.54 £4.18	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 €3.93	$6.58 £4.97	+44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.18	$5.02 £3.79	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.94 €6.85	$3.95 £2.98	-50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$1.53 £1.15	+27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$0.83 £0.63	-28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$1.44 £1.09	+40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06 €1.78	$1.64 £1.24	-20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.83	$0.76 £0.57	-21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$0.83 £0.63	-18.4%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 73.7% more for transportation

	's-Hertogenbosch	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 €7.33	$7.12 £5.38	-16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.16 €57.91	$240.54 £181.65	+258.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,369.46 €28,775.39	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.78 €19.64	$31.75 £23.98	+39.4%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 64.7% more for housing

	's-Hertogenbosch	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.05 €36.26	$42.83 £32.34	+1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.39 €1,435.24	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	+85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,226.39 €1,057.55	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	+90.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.62 €122.12	$255.85 £193.21	+80.7%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	's-Hertogenbosch	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,452.78 €2,115.10	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	+1.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,745.14 €5,816.52	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	+322.7%
Average			+161.9%

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pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports

	's-Hertogenbosch	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$8.69 £6.56	+48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 €3.42	$5.21 £3.93	+31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.97 €10.32	$22.72 £17.16	+89.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.75 €39.45	$64.95 £49.05	+42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.60 €12.59	$20.05 £15.14	+37.3%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	's-Hertogenbosch	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.89 €66.31	$116.11 £87.68	+51.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.40 €50.36	$52.02 £39.29	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 €100.72	$125.96 £95.13	+7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.27 €161.49	$160.88 £121.49	-14.1%
Average			+8.4%

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