Cost of living comparison
Bath is 25.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Bath instead of London, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
London
|
Bath
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£20.14
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
$8.46
£6.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$2.35
£1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.66
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
London
|
Bath
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.78
|
$4.79
£3.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£5.06
|
$5.32
£4.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
$3.10
£2.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.41
|
$3.98
£3.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$1.24
£0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.57
£0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.18
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.40
|
$1.34
£1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.58
|
$0.56
£0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
London
|
Bath
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.75
|
$7.09
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£201.41
|
$102.16
£81.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
$32,791.64
£26,183.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£20.22
|
$17.35
£13.86
|
|
pay 31.7% less for housing
London
|
Bath
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
$37.14
£29.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
$1,345.30
£1,074.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
$819.79
£654.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
$250.80
£200.25
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
London
|
Bath
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
$1,471.42
£1,174.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
$15,134.60
£12,084.48
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Bath
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.55
|
$6.05
£4.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.64
|
$3.83
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
$16.40
£13.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£47.07
|
$49.61
£39.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£15.11
|
$12.61
£10.07
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
London
|
Bath
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
$79.18
£63.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
$26.80
£21.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
$97.02
£77.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£98.47
|
$104.38
£83.34
|
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