Cost of living comparison

Australia

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United Kingdom

London vs. Adelaide Cost of Living Summary

London is 33.3% more expensive than Adelaide.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% more in London
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in London
Transportation: pay 79.2% more in London
Housing: pay 70.7% more in London
Childcare: pay 87.3% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in London
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in London

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

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London vs. Adelaide Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.1% more for restaurants

	Adelaide	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$24.92	$26.43 £19.96	+51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.70 A$16.75	$10.57 £7.98	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$3.95	$2.95 £2.23	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 A$3.42	$2.16 £1.63	-9.8%
Average			+16.1%

Adelaide vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Adelaide	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 A$3.93	$2.04 £1.54	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 A$7.98	$6.36 £4.80	+14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.49 A$10.73	$6.98 £5.27	-6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.74 A$8.21	$5.01 £3.78	-12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 A$5.67	$4.81 £3.64	+21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 A$2.55	$1.40 £1.06	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 A$1.96	$0.63 £0.48	-53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.18	$1.38 £1.04	-9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.25 A$3.22	$1.52 £1.14	-32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 A$2.14	$0.74 £0.56	-50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.58	$0.80 £0.60	-27.4%
Average			-21.9%

Adelaide vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.2% more for transportation

	Adelaide	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.22 A$7.47	$7.95 £6.00	+52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$83.55 A$119.63	$245.79 £185.62	+194.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,570.34	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	+41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.16 A$24.56	$31.77 £23.99	+85.2%
Average			+79.2%

Adelaide vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.7% more for housing

	Adelaide	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.34 A$80.67	$40.48 £30.57	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,692.64 A$2,423.59	$2,841.09 £2,145.59	+67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,271.03 A$1,819.91	$2,287.10 £1,727.22	+79.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.04 A$196.22	$284.00 £214.48	+107.2%
Average			+70.7%

Adelaide vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 87.3% more for childcare

	Adelaide	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,057.82 A$2,946.48	$2,857.20 £2,157.76	+38.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,149.34 A$20,259.65	$35,755.44 £27,002.54	+152.7%
Average			+87.3%

Adelaide vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Adelaide	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$10.97	$9.25 £6.99	+20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 A$5.70	$5.62 £4.24	+41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.79	$23.46 £17.71	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.98 A$91.62	$60.55 £45.72	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.06 A$24.42	$17.84 £13.47	+4.6%
Average			+4.1%

Adelaide vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Adelaide	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 A$102.32	$113.97 £86.07	+59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.92 A$77.21	$53.96 £40.75	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.83 A$165.85	$125.54 £94.81	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.21 A$197.89	$162.46 £122.69	+17.5%
Average			+19.4%

Adelaide vs. London - Cost of clothing

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