15 / LIFESTYLE INFLATION
Lifestyle Inflation Tracker
Compare what you spend now to what you spent when you started out. See the real 10-year cost of lifestyle creep — and the opportunity cost if that money had been invested.
Energy and Lifestyle Cluster
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Entry-Level Monthly
£1,155
Current Monthly
£3,260
Lifestyle Inflation
£2,105
182% more than entry-level
10-Year Opportunity Cost
£364,344
if invested at 7%
Investment return assumption:7%
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