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IELTS Academic Task 1: Table — Cities & living costs
Original practice prompt written in exam style — not a real exam question, and not a prediction.
The table below compares the cost of four everyday items in five world cities. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The data is as follows (all figures in US dollars). Monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment: New York $2,900, London $2,100, Sydney $1,750, Tokyo $1,300, Berlin $1,150. A restaurant meal for one: New York $18, London $20, Sydney $17, Berlin $13, Tokyo $11. A monthly public transport pass: London $190, New York $127, Sydney $120, Berlin $95, Tokyo $75. A monthly gym membership: New York $75, Tokyo $70, London $60, Sydney $55, Berlin $40. New York has the highest rent and gym costs, London the most expensive meals and transport, and Berlin is the cheapest city for rent and gym membership.
Examiner focus: No single city is dearest at everything: organise by item, naming the most and least expensive city for each.
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