Cost of living comparison
London is 4.0 times more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in London instead of Apia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Apia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$21.12
£16.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$2.30
£1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$1.75
£1.41
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Apia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$4.08
£3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$5.80
£4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$3.80
£3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 99.4% more for transportation
Apia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$8.25
£6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$198.74
£159.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$22.83
£18.33
|
|
pay 84.6% more for housing
Apia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
|
pay 17.5 times more for childcare
Apia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$7.45
£5.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$4.25
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$56.73
£45.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Apia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$120.19
£96.48
|
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