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London vs. Bath Cost of Living Summary

London is 31.8% more expensive than Bath.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in London
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in London
Transportation: pay 41.7% more in London
Housing: pay 36.8% more in London
Childcare: pay 59.7% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in London
Clothing: pay 43.2% more in London

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

London vs. Bath Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Bath	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £15.13	$26.73 £20.18	+33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.07	$11.02 £8.33	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.92	$3.12 £2.36	+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 £1.30	$1.93 £1.45	+11.7%
Average			+17.8%

Bath vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Bath	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 £1.23	$2.16 £1.63	+32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.16 £3.90	$5.54 £4.18	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.27	$6.58 £4.97	-5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.21 £3.18	$5.02 £3.79	+19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.72 £3.57	$3.95 £2.98	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$1.53 £1.15	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 £0.53	$0.83 £0.63	+18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.44 £1.09	-0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 £1.54	$1.64 £1.24	-19.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.56	$0.76 £0.57	+2.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 £0.59	$0.83 £0.63	+5.9%
Average			+3.3%

Bath vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.7% more for transportation

	Bath	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.42	$7.12 £5.38	-0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$115.51 £87.23	$240.54 £181.65	+108.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,525.20	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.95 £15.06	$31.75 £23.98	+59.2%
Average			+41.7%

Bath vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Bath	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.29 £34.96	$42.83 £32.34	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,730.50 £1,306.84	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	+78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,298.04 £980.25	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	+80.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$265.55 £200.54	$255.85 £193.21	-3.7%
Average			+36.8%

Bath vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 59.7% more for childcare

	Bath	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,752.76 £1,323.65	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	+41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,025.19 £12,101.90	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	+77.9%
Average			+59.7%

Bath vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bath	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £6.05	$8.69 £6.56	+8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.62	$5.21 £3.93	+8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.20 £14.50	$22.72 £17.16	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.34 £36.51	$64.95 £49.05	+34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.36 £11.60	$20.05 £15.14	+30.5%
Average			+20.0%

Bath vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.2% more for clothing

	Bath	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 £63.13	$116.11 £87.68	+38.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.60 £37.46	$52.02 £39.29	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.81 £68.58	$125.96 £95.13	+38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.46 £63.78	$160.88 £121.49	+90.5%
Average			+43.2%

Bath vs. London - Cost of clothing

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