Cost of living comparison
Zug is 35.6% more expensive than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 98.9% more in Zug
- Groceries
-
pay 60.9% more in Zug
- Transportation
-
pay 1.8% less in Zug
- Housing
-
pay 3.2% more in Zug
- Childcare
-
pay 55.0% more in Zug
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.0% more in Zug
- Clothing
-
pay 16.9% more in Zug
The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Zug are more expensive than in London. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Zug.
If you lived in Zug instead of London, you would:
pay 98.9% more for restaurants
|
London
|
Zug
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.45
|
$28.51
CHF23.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.78
|
$17.11
CHF14.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.85
|
$5.70
CHF4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.39
|
$5.32
CHF4.46
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
|
London
|
Zug
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.56
|
$3.71
CHF3.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.25
|
$11.69
CHF9.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.75
|
$7.88
CHF6.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.35
|
$6.58
CHF5.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.21
|
$10.94
CHF9.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.18
|
$1.60
CHF1.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$1.12
CHF0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.08
|
$1.59
CHF1.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.35
|
$3.29
CHF2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$1.14
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.53
|
$1.02
CHF0.85
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
|
London
|
Zug
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.57
|
$7.72
CHF6.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£194.46
|
$90.10
CHF75.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,502.17
|
$37,408.50
CHF31,342.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.54
|
$53.26
CHF44.62
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
London
|
Zug
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£31.34
|
$53.74
CHF45.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,133.90
|
$2,984.32
CHF2,500.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,553.67
|
$2,081.42
CHF1,743.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£198.68
|
$205.14
CHF171.88
|
|
pay 55.0% more for childcare
|
London
|
Zug
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,756.83
|
$3,179.15
CHF2,663.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,998.50
|
$48,471.38
CHF40,611.51
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Zug
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.22
|
$8.55
CHF7.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.62
|
$6.16
CHF5.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.88
|
$9.69
CHF8.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£49.43
|
$108.18
CHF90.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.15
|
$21.67
CHF18.16
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
London
|
Zug
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£72.98
|
$96.94
CHF81.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£38.05
|
$45.33
CHF37.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£86.48
|
$140.47
CHF117.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£101.91
|
$187.90
CHF157.43
|
|
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