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London vs. Fort Wayne Cost of Living Summary

London is 83.7% more expensive than Fort Wayne.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% more in London
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in London
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in London
Housing: pay 93.0% more in London
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.6% more in London
Clothing: pay 66.7% more in London

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

London vs. Fort Wayne Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.4% more for restaurants

	Fort Wayne	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$26.73 £19.99	+67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$11.02 £8.24	+10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$3.12 £2.33	+33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$1.93 £1.44	-13.4%
Average			+24.4%

Fort Wayne vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Fort Wayne	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.99	$2.16 £1.61	-27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45	$5.54 £4.14	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03	$6.58 £4.92	+117.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40	$5.02 £3.75	+47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.35	$3.95 £2.95	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.53 £1.14	-37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56	$0.83 £0.62	+50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$1.44 £1.07	-8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32	$1.64 £1.23	-29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97	$0.76 £0.57	-22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$0.83 £0.62	-39.4%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Fort Wayne	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19	$7.12 £5.33	+123.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50	$240.54 £179.89	+640.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,965.00	$37,798.76 £28,267.08	+18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$31.75 £23.74	+105.8%
Average			+221.9%

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pay 93.0% more for housing

	Fort Wayne	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.62	$42.83 £32.03	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.33	$3,083.09 £2,305.63	+150.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,016.67	$2,340.14 £1,750.03	+130.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.66	$255.85 £191.33	+131.2%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Fort Wayne	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$955.56	$2,480.84 £1,855.25	+159.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$28,512.27 £21,322.36	+42.6%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Wayne	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.25	$8.69 £6.50	+104.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47	$5.21 £3.90	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.26	$22.72 £16.99	+175.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$64.95 £48.57	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$20.05 £14.99	+67.0%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 66.7% more for clothing

	Fort Wayne	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.00	$116.11 £86.83	+127.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00	$52.02 £38.90	+40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.67	$125.96 £94.20	+37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$160.88 £120.31	+60.9%
Average			+66.7%

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