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London vs. Chapel Hill Cost of Living Summary

London is 52.9% more expensive than Chapel Hill.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% more in London
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in London
Transportation: pay 72.2% more in London
Housing: pay 64.3% more in London
Childcare: pay 88.1% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.5% more in London
Clothing: pay 79.2% more in London

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

London vs. Chapel Hill Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Chapel Hill, you would:

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pay 31.9% more for restaurants

	Chapel Hill	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$26.73 £20.04	+78.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$11.02 £8.26	+10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17	$3.12 £2.34	+44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02	$1.93 £1.44	-4.9%
Average			+31.9%

Chapel Hill vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Chapel Hill	London
Bread 1 loaf	$4.04	$2.16 £1.62	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.37	$5.54 £4.15	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35	$6.58 £4.93	+51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.67	$5.02 £3.76	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.89	$3.95 £2.96	-42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.00	$1.53 £1.14	-61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57	$0.83 £0.63	+46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.53	$1.44 £1.08	-43.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.64 £1.23	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.83	$0.76 £0.57	-73.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.65	$0.83 £0.62	-49.6%
Average			-26.1%

Chapel Hill vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.2% more for transportation

	Chapel Hill	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.01	$7.12 £5.34	+136.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$240.54 £180.32
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	+8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$31.75 £23.80
Average			+72.2%

Chapel Hill vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.3% more for housing

	Chapel Hill	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.00	$42.83 £32.11	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,320.00	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	+133.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,475.00	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	+58.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.18	$255.85 £191.79	+102.8%
Average			+64.3%

Chapel Hill vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 88.1% more for childcare

	Chapel Hill	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,318.67	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	+88.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$28,512.27 £21,373.51
Average			+88.1%

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pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Chapel Hill	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.69 £6.51	+44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.46	$5.21 £3.90	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.99	$22.72 £17.03	+152.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.33	$64.95 £48.69	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$20.05 £15.03	+82.2%
Average			+60.5%

Chapel Hill vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 79.2% more for clothing

	Chapel Hill	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.67	$116.11 £87.04	+120.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$52.02 £39.00	+73.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.33	$125.96 £94.43	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.50	$160.88 £120.60	+95.0%
Average			+79.2%

Chapel Hill vs. London - Cost of clothing

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