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London vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost of Living Summary

London is 44.7% more expensive than Fort Lauderdale.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in London
Groceries: pay 19.5% less in London
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in London
Housing: pay 24.2% more in London
Childcare: pay 90.2% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% more in London
Clothing: pay 60.7% more in London

The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in London are more expensive than in Fort Lauderdale. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in London. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Fort Lauderdale, you would:

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Fort Lauderdale	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$26.73 £20.04	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.98	$11.02 £8.26	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96	$3.12 £2.34	+5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04	$1.93 £1.44	-5.6%
Average			-0.3%

Fort Lauderdale vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.5% less for groceries

	Fort Lauderdale	London
Bread 1 loaf	$4.48	$2.16 £1.62	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.26	$5.54 £4.15	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.68	$6.58 £4.93	+78.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.37	$5.02 £3.76	+14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.68	$3.95 £2.96	-15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82	$1.53 £1.14	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.83 £0.63	+7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.25	$1.44 £1.08	-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54	$1.64 £1.23	-35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41	$0.76 £0.57	-46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$0.83 £0.62	-52.0%
Average			-19.5%

Fort Lauderdale vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Fort Lauderdale	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.26	$7.12 £5.34	+118.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50	$240.54 £180.32	+231.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,003.00	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	+30.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.93	$31.75 £23.80	+87.6%
Average			+117.0%

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pay 24.2% more for housing

	Fort Lauderdale	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.00	$42.83 £32.11	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,380.22	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	+29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,983.11	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	+18.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.01	$255.85 £191.79	+88.1%
Average			+24.2%

Fort Lauderdale vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 90.2% more for childcare

	Fort Lauderdale	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$816.67	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	+203.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$37,150.00	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	-23.3%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Lauderdale	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$8.69 £6.51	+73.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.14	$5.21 £3.90	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.50	$22.72 £17.03	+116.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.00	$64.95 £48.69	-9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50	$20.05 £15.03	+21.5%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 60.7% more for clothing

	Fort Lauderdale	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$116.11 £87.04	+144.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.75	$52.02 £39.00	+18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.33	$125.96 £94.43	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.25	$160.88 £120.60	+44.6%
Average			+60.7%

Fort Lauderdale vs. London - Cost of clothing

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