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London vs. Fort Smith Cost of Living Summary

London is 97.1% more expensive than Fort Smith.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% more in London
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in London
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in London
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in London
Childcare: pay 98.5% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.0% more in London
Clothing: pay 70.7% more in London

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in London are more expensive than in Fort Smith. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Fort Smith Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.8% more for restaurants

	Fort Smith	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$26.73 £19.98	+33.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$11.02 £8.24	+0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$3.12 £2.33	+33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02	$1.93 £1.44	-4.5%
Average			+15.8%

Fort Smith vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Fort Smith	London
Bread 1 loaf	$3.08	$2.16 £1.61	-29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.74	$5.54 £4.14	+48.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10	$6.58 £4.92	+60.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94	$5.02 £3.75	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.46	$3.95 £2.95	-11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.53 £1.14	-29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65	$0.83 £0.62	+29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.44 £1.07	+27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.64 £1.23	+67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88	$0.76 £0.57	-13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70	$0.83 £0.62	+18.8%
Average			+21.6%

Fort Smith vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Fort Smith	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79	$7.12 £5.32	+155.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.00	$240.54 £179.81	+587.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,000.00	$37,798.76 £28,254.42	+45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75	$31.75 £23.73	+149.0%
Average			+234.2%

Fort Smith vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Fort Smith	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.50	$42.83 £32.02	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$683.33	$3,083.09 £2,304.60	+351.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$675.00	$2,340.14 £1,749.24	+246.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.39	$255.85 £191.25	+38.8%
Average			+149.8%

Fort Smith vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 98.5% more for childcare

	Fort Smith	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$900.00	$2,480.84 £1,854.42	+175.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,460.00	$28,512.27 £21,312.81	+21.5%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 89.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Smith	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.69 £6.49	+44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.32	$5.21 £3.89	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.21	$22.72 £16.98	+176.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.67	$64.95 £48.55	+143.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$20.05 £14.98	+82.2%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 70.7% more for clothing

	Fort Smith	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00	$116.11 £86.79	+111.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.00	$52.02 £38.89	+26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.33	$125.96 £94.16	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.66	$160.88 £120.25	+109.8%
Average			+70.7%

Fort Smith vs. London - Cost of clothing

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