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London vs. Kingston Upon Hull Cost of Living Summary

London is 83.9% more expensive than Kingston Upon Hull.

Restaurants: pay 28.5% more in London
Groceries: pay 28.2% more in London
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in London
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in London
Childcare: pay 78.7% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% more in London
Clothing: pay 99.7% more in London

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

London vs. Kingston Upon Hull Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Kingston Upon Hull, you would:

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pay 28.5% more for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Hull	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.15 £15.12	$26.43 £19.83	+31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.94	$10.57 £7.93	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 £1.48	$2.95 £2.22	+49.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 £1.06	$2.16 £1.62	+52.1%
Average			+28.5%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.2% more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Hull	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 £1.12	$2.04 £1.53	+36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.82 £2.12	$6.36 £4.77	+125.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.93 £5.95	$6.98 £5.24	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 £3.01	$5.01 £3.76	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 £2.47	$4.81 £3.61	+46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 £0.91	$1.40 £1.05	+15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 £0.55	$0.63 £0.47	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 £0.88	$1.38 £1.03	+17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 £0.65	$1.52 £1.14	+75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.53	$0.74 £0.55	+4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 £0.41	$0.80 £0.60	+46.3%
Average			+28.2%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Kingston Upon Hull	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 £5.56	$7.95 £5.96	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.46 £72.38	$245.79 £184.41	+154.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$38,182.92 £28,648.64
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.84 £10.38	$31.77 £23.84	+129.6%
Average			+40.7%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kingston Upon Hull	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.13 £33.11	$40.48 £30.38	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.65 £584.97	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	+264.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$712.25 £534.40	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	+221.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.72 £140.85	$284.00 £213.09	+51.3%
Average			+183.4%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 78.7% more for childcare

	Kingston Upon Hull	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,390.15 £1,043.03	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	+105.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,015.02 £17,268.17	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	+55.4%
Average			+78.7%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Hull	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 £3.22	$9.25 £6.94	+115.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 £3.02	$5.62 £4.22	+39.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.60	$23.46 £17.60
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.66 £28.26	$60.55 £45.43	+60.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.75 £6.57	$17.84 £13.38	+103.8%
Average			+67.6%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 99.7% more for clothing

	Kingston Upon Hull	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.54 £38.67	$113.97 £85.51	+121.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.09 £25.58	$53.96 £40.49	+58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.96 £59.24	$125.54 £94.19	+59.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.82 £42.63	$162.46 £121.89	+185.9%
Average			+99.7%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. London - Cost of clothing

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