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France

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United Kingdom

London vs. Aix-en-provence Cost of Living Summary

London is 52.7% more expensive than Aix-en-provence.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in London
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in London
Transportation: pay 75.4% more in London
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in London
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% more in London
Clothing: pay 1.7% less in London

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in London are more expensive than in Aix-en-provence. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in London. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in London.

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London vs. Aix-en-provence Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Aix-en-provence, you would:

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	Aix-en-provence	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €18.00	$26.43 £19.73	+31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.00	$10.57 £7.89	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.67 €3.28	$2.95 £2.21	-19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 €2.04	$2.16 £1.61	-5.6%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Aix-en-provence	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$2.04 £1.52	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.64 €9.50	$6.36 £4.74	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.66 €4.16	$6.98 £5.21	+49.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.27	$5.01 £3.74	+4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.62 €6.80	$4.81 £3.59	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$1.40 £1.05	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$0.63 £0.47	-43.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$1.38 £1.03	+9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 €1.63	$1.52 £1.13	-17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$0.74 £0.55	-41.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$0.80 £0.60	-32.0%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 75.4% more for transportation

	Aix-en-provence	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 €7.19	$7.95 £5.93	-1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.99	$245.79 £183.46	+631.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,894.08	$38,182.92 £28,501.11	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.43 €19.14	$31.77 £23.71	+48.2%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Aix-en-provence	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.45 €29.87	$40.48 £30.22	+21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.67 €1,031.00	$2,841.09 £2,120.69	+146.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.37 €764.65	$2,287.10 £1,707.18	+167.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.19 €123.39	$284.00 £211.99	+105.5%
Average			+138.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Aix-en-provence	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$984.43 €879.00	$2,857.20 £2,132.72	+190.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,859.19 €14,160.62	$35,755.44 £26,689.15	+125.5%
Average			+155.8%

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Aix-en-provence	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$9.25 £6.90	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.32	$5.62 £4.20	+51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €12.00	$23.46 £17.51	+74.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.49	$60.55 £45.19	+61.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.00	$17.84 £13.32	+13.8%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

	Aix-en-provence	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.41 €99.48	$113.97 £85.07	+2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.68 €61.32	$53.96 £40.28	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 €93.32	$125.54 £93.70	+20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.97	$162.46 £121.27	-3.3%
Average			-1.7%

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