Cost of living comparison

United States

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United Kingdom

London vs. Colorado Springs Cost of Living Summary

London is 34.9% more expensive than Colorado Springs.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in London
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in London
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in London
Housing: pay 49.9% more in London
Childcare: pay 67.1% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% more in London
Clothing: pay 64.4% more in London

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

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London vs. Colorado Springs Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Colorado Springs, you would:

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Colorado Springs	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$26.43 £19.96	+32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$10.57 £7.98	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71	$2.95 £2.23	+8.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$2.16 £1.63	-4.2%
Average			+5.9%

Colorado Springs vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Colorado Springs	London
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$2.04 £1.54	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.44	$6.36 £4.80	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58	$6.98 £5.27	+94.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.08	$5.01 £3.78	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.12	$4.81 £3.64	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.40 £1.06	-43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63	$0.63 £0.48
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.02	$1.38 £1.04	-31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.14	$1.52 £1.14	-29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12	$0.74 £0.56	-34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.80 £0.60	-31.4%
Average			-20.2%

Colorado Springs vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Colorado Springs	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89	$7.95 £6.00	+104.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.00	$245.79 £185.62	+290.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,990.00	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	+52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.88	$31.77 £23.99	+113.4%
Average			+121.0%

Colorado Springs vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.9% more for housing

	Colorado Springs	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.17	$40.48 £30.57	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,731.43	$2,841.09 £2,145.59	+64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,533.33	$2,287.10 £1,727.22	+49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.05	$284.00 £214.48	+85.6%
Average			+49.9%

Colorado Springs vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 67.1% more for childcare

	Colorado Springs	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,493.33	$2,857.20 £2,157.76	+91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00	$35,755.44 £27,002.54	+45.9%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Colorado Springs	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$9.25 £6.99	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.58	$5.62 £4.24	+0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.67	$23.46 £17.71	+119.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.00	$60.55 £45.72	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$17.84 £13.47	+18.9%
Average			+24.7%

Colorado Springs vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 64.4% more for clothing

	Colorado Springs	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.36	$113.97 £86.07	+95.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$53.96 £40.75	+54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.00	$125.54 £94.81	+53.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.50	$162.46 £122.69	+58.5%
Average			+64.4%

Colorado Springs vs. London - Cost of clothing

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