Cost of living comparison

London, United Kingdom

compared to

Maastricht, Netherlands

Maastricht vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Maastricht is 17.8% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% more in Maastricht
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Maastricht
Transportation: pay 25.6% less in Maastricht
Housing: pay 22.8% less in Maastricht
Childcare: pay 63.6% less in Maastricht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Maastricht
Clothing: pay 3.6% less in Maastricht

The cost of restaurants and groceries in Maastricht are more expensive than in London. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Maastricht.

Maastricht vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maastricht instead of London, you would:

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pay 11.1% more for restaurants

	London	Maastricht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £19.96	$18.76 €17.18	-27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.98	$11.79 €10.80	+14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.90	$3.09 €2.83	+25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.43	$2.44 €2.23	+31.8%
Average			+11.1%

London vs. Maastricht - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	London	Maastricht
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.60	$2.04 €1.87	-1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.36	$6.50 €5.96	+15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £4.88	$4.48 €4.10	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.44	$4.28 €3.92	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.29	$7.02 €6.43	+64.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.21	$0.92 €0.84	-41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.58	$1.06 €0.98	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.11	$0.80 €0.73	-44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.38	$1.75 €1.60	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.53	$0.88 €0.81	+28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.54	$0.92 €0.85	+31.6%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 25.6% less for transportation

	London	Maastricht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.71	$7.74 €7.09	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £199.58	$85.74 €78.54	-66.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £28,225.71	$30,009.37 €27,489.93	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £27.24	$27.38 €25.08	-22.3%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 22.8% less for housing

	London	Maastricht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £32.17	$48.50 €44.43	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,190.04	$1,239.90 €1,135.80	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,594.54	$982.45 €899.97	-52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £203.90	$266.34 €243.98	+0.9%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 63.6% less for childcare

	London	Maastricht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,803.05	$1,071.76 €981.78	-54.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £21,550.93	$7,502.34 €6,872.48	-73.1%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Maastricht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.39	$6.97 €6.38	-15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.71	$3.77 €3.45	-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £15.27	$13.40 €12.27	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £50.74	$36.44 €33.38	-44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £12.47	$13.93 €12.76	-13.7%
Average			-25.5%

London vs. Maastricht - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

	London	Maastricht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £74.90	$94.10 €86.20	-2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £39.06	$37.24 €34.12	-26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £88.76	$125.66 €115.11	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £104.59	$142.54 €130.58	+5.3%
Average			-3.6%

London vs. Maastricht - Cost of clothing

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