Cost of living comparison
London is 60.5% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in London instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
Douglas
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£18.08
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.82
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.56
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.33
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.20
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.58
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.14
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.37
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.46
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.96
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.09
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.41
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.65
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£32.13
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£19,079.89
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.85
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 87.5% more for housing
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.84
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£881.47
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£734.32
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£93.77
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 75.8% more for childcare
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£677.84
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,309.91
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.93
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.63
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£8.03
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 77.7% more for clothing
Douglas
|
London
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.67
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.52
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.85
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.85
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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