Cost of living comparison

United States

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United Kingdom

London vs. Gig Harbor Cost of Living Summary

London is 13.3% more expensive than Gig Harbor.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% less in London
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in London
Transportation: pay 77.5% more in London
Housing: pay 32.3% more in London
Childcare: pay 4.4% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in London
Clothing: pay 36.5% more in London

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

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London vs. Gig Harbor Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Gig Harbor, you would:

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pay 10.5% less for restaurants

	Gig Harbor	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$26.43 £19.79	+5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$10.57 £7.91	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$2.95 £2.21	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.58	$2.16 £1.61	-16.5%
Average			-10.5%

Gig Harbor vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Gig Harbor	London
Bread 1 loaf	$5.06	$2.04 £1.53	-59.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.26	$6.36 £4.76	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36	$6.98 £5.23	+60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.04	$5.01 £3.75	-0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.50	$4.81 £3.60	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.33	$1.40 £1.05	-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.63 £0.47	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.30	$1.38 £1.03	-39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.66	$1.52 £1.14	-43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60	$0.74 £0.55	-54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47	$0.80 £0.60	-45.5%
Average			-32.5%

Gig Harbor vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.5% more for transportation

	Gig Harbor	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17	$7.95 £5.95	+53.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.00	$245.79 £184.01	+296.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,934.07	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.02	$31.77 £23.78	+98.3%
Average			+77.5%

Gig Harbor vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.3% more for housing

	Gig Harbor	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.00	$40.48 £30.31	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,850.00	$2,841.09 £2,127.04	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,897.50	$2,287.10 £1,712.29	+20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$175.73	$284.00 £212.62	+61.6%
Average			+32.3%

Gig Harbor vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 4.4% more for childcare

	Gig Harbor	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,012.40	$2,857.20 £2,139.11	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,129.44	$35,755.44 £26,769.06	+14.9%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Gig Harbor	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$9.25 £6.93	+32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.28	$5.62 £4.21	-10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.06	$23.46 £17.56	+94.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50	$60.55 £45.33	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$17.84 £13.36	+4.9%
Average			+8.9%

Gig Harbor vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 36.5% more for clothing

	Gig Harbor	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.00	$113.97 £85.33	+86.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.88	$53.96 £40.40	-1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.80	$125.54 £93.99	+48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.25	$162.46 £121.63	+27.7%
Average			+36.5%

Gig Harbor vs. London - Cost of clothing

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