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Charleroi vs. West Lafayette Cost of Living Summary

Charleroi is 1.2% cheaper than West Lafayette.

Restaurants: pay 78.9% more in Charleroi
Groceries: pay 11.7% less in Charleroi
Transportation: pay 44.1% more in Charleroi
Housing: pay 30.9% less in Charleroi
Childcare: pay 62.4% more in Charleroi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Charleroi
Clothing: pay 24.4% more in Charleroi

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

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Charleroi vs. West Lafayette Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Charleroi instead of West Lafayette, you would:

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pay 78.9% more for restaurants

	West Lafayette	Charleroi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00	$22.39 €20.00	+86.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50	$13.44 €12.00	+106.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$2.16 €1.93	+15.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54	$2.13 €1.90	+38.4%
Average			+78.9%

West Lafayette vs. Charleroi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

	West Lafayette	Charleroi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.28	$2.52 €2.25	-23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.02	$8.62 €7.70	-21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.48	$4.41 €3.94	+77.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.75	$3.71 €3.31	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70	$5.42 €4.84	+100.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.17 €1.04	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57	$1.03 €0.92	+80.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.20 €1.07	-20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.30	$1.51 €1.35	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.96 €0.86	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.51 €0.45	-66.1%
Average			-11.7%

West Lafayette vs. Charleroi - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.1% more for transportation

	West Lafayette	Charleroi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$7.05 €6.30	+106.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.00	$41.43 €36.99	+48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,915.00	$30,232.86 €26,994.83	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96	$27.10 €24.20	+109.1%
Average			+44.1%

West Lafayette vs. Charleroi - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.9% less for housing

	West Lafayette	Charleroi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.06	$47.40 €42.33	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,400.00	$802.48 €716.53	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,250.00	$821.14 €733.19	-34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$123.09	$156.74 €139.96	+27.3%
Average			-30.9%

West Lafayette vs. Charleroi - Cost of housing

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pay 62.4% more for childcare

	West Lafayette	Charleroi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,000.00	$1,623.62 €1,449.72	+62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,796.03 €14,997.13
Average			+62.4%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	West Lafayette	Charleroi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.17	$3.25 €2.90	-37.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50	$2.99 €2.67	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$12.54 €11.20	+4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.00	$31.72 €28.32	+5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$15.12 €13.50	+12.0%
Average			-12.1%

West Lafayette vs. Charleroi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.4% more for clothing

	West Lafayette	Charleroi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.00	$111.27 €99.35	+48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.50	$51.94 €46.38	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.50	$89.58 €79.98	+32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.00	$89.58 €79.98	-0.5%
Average			+24.4%

West Lafayette vs. Charleroi - Cost of clothing

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