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United Kingdom

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Spain

Alcala de Henares vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Alcala de Henares is 38.6% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% less in Alcala de Henares
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Alcala de Henares
Transportation: pay 36.1% less in Alcala de Henares
Housing: pay 50.3% less in Alcala de Henares
Childcare: pay 88.5% less in Alcala de Henares
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% less in Alcala de Henares
Clothing: pay 37.3% less in Alcala de Henares

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Alcala de Henares.

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Alcala de Henares vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alcala de Henares instead of London, you would:

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pay 7.9% less for restaurants

	London	Alcala de Henares
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.96	$16.80 €14.92	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.98	$11.20 €9.95	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.23	$3.27 €2.90	+10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.63	$1.90 €1.69	-11.7%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	London	Alcala de Henares
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.54	$1.57 €1.39	-23.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.80	$11.20 €9.95	+76.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.27	$4.62 €4.10	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.78	$2.96 €2.63	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.63	$4.23 €3.75	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.06	$1.26 €1.12	-10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.48	$1.07 €0.95	+68.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.04	$1.01 €0.90	-26.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$1.16 €1.03	-23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.56	$0.95 €0.84	+28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.97 €0.86	+20.9%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 36.1% less for transportation

	London	Alcala de Henares
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £6.00	$6.72 €5.97	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £185.60	$45.91 €40.78	-81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,832.53	$35,271.67 €31,333.09	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.99	$18.98 €16.86	-40.3%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 50.3% less for housing

	London	Alcala de Henares
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.57	$30.68 €27.25	-24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,145.35	$979.77 €870.36	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,727.03	$867.80 €770.89	-62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £214.45	$144.11 €128.01	-49.3%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 88.5% less for childcare

	London	Alcala de Henares
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,157.52	$179.16 €159.15	-93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,999.50	$5,956.99 €5,291.81	-83.3%
Average			-88.5%

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pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Alcala de Henares
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.98	$3.92 €3.48	-57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.24	$2.69 €2.39	-52.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.71	$6.16 €5.47	-73.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.72	$41.06 €36.47	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.47	$9.74 €8.65	-45.4%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 37.3% less for clothing

	London	Alcala de Henares
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £86.06	$72.78 €64.66	-36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.75	$36.11 €32.08	-33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £94.79	$77.26 €68.63	-38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £122.68	$95.18 €84.55	-41.4%
Average			-37.3%

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