Cost of living comparison
Basel is 27.3% more expensive than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.2% more in Basel
- Groceries
-
pay 77.5% more in Basel
- Transportation
-
pay 8.8% less in Basel
- Housing
-
pay 16.4% less in Basel
- Childcare
-
pay 14.7% more in Basel
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.3% more in Basel
- Clothing
-
pay 34.5% more in Basel
The cost of restaurants, groceries, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Basel are more expensive than in London. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Basel. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Basel.
If you lived in Basel instead of London, you would:
pay 81.2% more for restaurants
London
|
Basel
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£18.83
|
$28.51
CHF22.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.53
|
$17.11
CHF13.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.79
|
$4.87
CHF3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.35
|
$4.63
CHF3.70
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
London
|
Basel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.51
|
$3.87
CHF3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.12
|
$13.54
CHF10.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.60
|
$7.65
CHF6.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.24
|
$7.29
CHF5.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.10
|
$15.32
CHF12.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.14
|
$1.64
CHF1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.55
|
$1.06
CHF0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.05
|
$1.56
CHF1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.31
|
$2.95
CHF2.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.50
|
$1.29
CHF1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.51
|
$1.22
CHF0.98
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
London
|
Basel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.39
|
$7.77
CHF6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£188.26
|
$98.08
CHF78.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,624.26
|
$37,408.50
CHF29,873.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£25.70
|
$42.08
CHF33.61
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
London
|
Basel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.34
|
$58.25
CHF46.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,065.79
|
$1,802.67
CHF1,439.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,504.07
|
$1,333.51
CHF1,064.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£192.33
|
$174.58
CHF139.42
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
London
|
Basel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,700.75
|
$2,680.18
CHF2,140.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,328.19
|
$31,934.09
CHF25,501.67
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
London
|
Basel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.02
|
$9.12
CHF7.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.50
|
$6.08
CHF4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.40
|
$10.26
CHF8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£47.86
|
$82.27
CHF65.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£11.77
|
$20.53
CHF16.39
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
London
|
Basel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£70.65
|
$114.05
CHF91.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£36.84
|
$73.94
CHF59.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£83.72
|
$155.87
CHF124.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£98.65
|
$187.04
CHF149.37
|
|
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