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United Kingdom

Slough vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Slough is 30.4% more expensive than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% more in Slough
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Slough
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Slough
Housing: pay 23.3% more in Slough
Childcare: pay 7.9% less in Slough
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% more in Slough
Clothing: pay 50.9% more in Slough

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

Slough vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Slough instead of Winston-salem, you would:

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pay 14.6% more for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Slough
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$22.70 £17.15	+13.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$10.34 £7.82	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.37	$2.84 £2.14	+19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85	$2.25 £1.70	+21.8%
Average			+14.6%

Winston-salem vs. Slough - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Winston-salem	Slough
Bread 1 loaf	$4.07	$1.49 £1.13	-63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.87	$4.09 £3.09	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35	$5.49 £4.14	+63.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.68	$3.22 £2.43	-31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$4.09 £3.09	-21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.89	$1.41 £1.07	-51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63	$0.71 £0.53	+11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.57	$1.44 £1.09	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.94	$1.48 £1.12	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.68	$0.74 £0.56	-56.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.93	$0.63 £0.48	-67.3%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Winston-salem	Slough
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00	$7.18 £5.42	+139.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$178.28 £134.71	+174.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,689.37	$37,772.71 £28,542.16	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.90	$33.92 £25.63	+127.6%
Average			+112.6%

Winston-salem vs. Slough - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.3% more for housing

	Winston-salem	Slough
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.64	$45.91 £34.69	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$1,549.10 £1,170.55	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$1,285.35 £971.25	+19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.76	$287.89 £217.54	+101.7%
Average			+23.3%

Winston-salem vs. Slough - Cost of housing

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pay 7.9% less for childcare

	Winston-salem	Slough
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,490.00	$1,780.58 £1,345.46	+19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,083.25	$15,557.79 £11,755.92	-35.4%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Slough
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.88	$7.34 £5.55	+25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.27	$4.65 £3.52	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$19.20 £14.51	+219.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.00	$37.72 £28.50	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$14.69 £11.10	+13.0%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 50.9% more for clothing

	Winston-salem	Slough
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.78	$77.01 £58.19	+48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$51.19 £38.68	+129.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$109.06 £82.41	+36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.33	$96.82 £73.16	-10.6%
Average			+50.9%

Winston-salem vs. Slough - Cost of clothing

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