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London vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost of Living Summary

London is 22.6% more expensive than Kingston Upon Thames.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% more in London
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in London
Transportation: pay 67.6% more in London
Housing: pay 24.4% more in London
Childcare: pay 31.9% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in London
Clothing: pay 25.5% more in London

The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, and restaurants in London are more expensive than in Kingston Upon Thames.

London vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.1% more for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Thames	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.80 £16.47	$26.43 £19.96	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.98	$10.57 £7.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.23	$2.95 £2.23
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 £1.35	$2.16 £1.63	+20.8%
Average			+11.1%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Thames	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 £1.30	$2.04 £1.54	+18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.24 £3.20	$6.36 £4.80	+49.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.28 £4.74	$6.98 £5.27	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.78	$5.01 £3.78
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 £3.00	$4.81 £3.64	+21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.40 £1.06	-2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.48	$0.63 £0.48
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 £0.87	$1.38 £1.04	+19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 £0.97	$1.52 £1.14	+18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.56	$0.74 £0.56
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.80 £0.60
Average			+11.5%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.6% more for transportation

	Kingston Upon Thames	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.70 £5.82	$7.95 £6.00	+3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.29 £31.93	$245.79 £185.62	+481.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	$38,182.92 £28,835.78
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.52 £12.47	$31.77 £23.99	+92.3%
Average			+67.6%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Kingston Upon Thames	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.57	$40.48 £30.57
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,015.19 £1,521.87	$2,841.09 £2,145.59	+41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,866.53 £1,409.61	$2,287.10 £1,727.22	+22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £214.48	$284.00 £214.48
Average			+24.4%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 31.9% more for childcare

	Kingston Upon Thames	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,636.27 £1,990.91	$2,857.20 £2,157.76	+8.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,279.43 £16,825.44	$35,755.44 £27,002.54	+60.5%
Average			+31.9%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Thames	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.99	$9.25 £6.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.38 £4.07	$5.62 £4.24	+4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.71	$23.46 £17.71
Monthly membership at local gym	$102.63 £77.51	$60.55 £45.72	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.97	$17.84 £13.47	-10.0%
Average			-13.9%

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

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pay 25.5% more for clothing

	Kingston Upon Thames	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £86.07	$113.97 £86.07
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.86 £39.92	$53.96 £40.75	+2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.29 £59.88	$125.54 £94.81	+58.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.71 £79.84	$162.46 £122.69	+53.7%
Average			+25.5%

Kingston Upon Thames vs. London - Cost of clothing

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