Cost of living comparison

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London vs. Tilburg Cost of Living Summary

London is 83.4% more expensive than Tilburg.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% more in London
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in London
Transportation: pay 92.8% more in London
Housing: pay 86.3% more in London
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.4% more in London
Clothing: pay 71.1% more in London

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in London are more expensive than in Tilburg. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Tilburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.5% more for restaurants

	Tilburg	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.93 €13.51	$25.83 £20.79	+85.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.79 €11.43	$10.33 £8.32	-12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 €2.66	$2.46 £1.98	-10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.74 €2.66	$1.85 £1.49	-32.5%
Average			+7.5%

Tilburg vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Tilburg	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 €1.54	$2.07 £1.67	+30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.16 €5.97	$5.65 £4.55	-8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 €3.78	$6.31 £5.08	+62.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.39 €4.25	$4.45 £3.58	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.31 €7.09	$4.26 £3.43	-41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.80	$1.56 £1.26	+90.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 €1.03	$0.75 £0.61	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.79	$1.44 £1.16	+75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 €1.68	$1.79 £1.44	+3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.88	$0.69 £0.55	-24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$0.70 £0.56	-21.1%
Average			+12.7%

Tilburg vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.8% more for transportation

	Tilburg	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 €7.51	$7.39 £5.95	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.81 €69.64	$258.31 £207.93	+259.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,250.29 €34,185.41	$36,531.14 £29,406.07	+3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.61 €16.11	$35.26 £28.38	+112.2%
Average			+92.8%

Tilburg vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 86.3% more for housing

	Tilburg	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.48 €37.31	$41.63 £33.51	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,195.02 €1,158.92	$2,834.46 £2,281.63	+137.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$894.03 €867.02	$2,063.73 £1,661.22	+130.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.13 €151.41	$263.90 £212.43	+69.0%
Average			+86.3%

Tilburg vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Tilburg	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,268.25 €1,229.94	$2,333.60 £1,878.45	+84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,358.82 €5,196.93	$27,892.30 £22,452.16	+420.5%
Average			+252.2%

Tilburg vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tilburg	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.43 €6.24	$8.27 £6.65	+28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 €2.92	$4.80 £3.87	+59.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €12.99	$19.76 £15.91	+47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.90 €25.12	$65.66 £52.86	+153.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 €13.25	$16.14 £13.00	+18.1%
Average			+61.4%

Tilburg vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 71.1% more for clothing

	Tilburg	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.55 €49.03	$96.94 £78.03	+91.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.58 €22.87	$50.55 £40.69	+114.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.33 €80.81	$114.87 £92.47	+37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.46 €93.54	$135.36 £108.96	+40.3%
Average			+71.1%

Tilburg vs. London - Cost of clothing

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