Cost of living comparison
Cardiff is 24.1% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Cardiff instead of London, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
London
|
Cardiff
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$17.39
£13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$8.38
£6.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$2.11
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$1.77
£1.41
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
London
|
Cardiff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$1.28
£1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$2.65
£2.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$4.81
£3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$2.85
£2.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$2.91
£2.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.08
£0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.68
£0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.93
£0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$1.01
£0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.56
£0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.55
£0.44
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
London
|
Cardiff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$7.25
£5.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.38
|
$65.83
£52.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,746.98
|
$30,431.46
£24,252.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.19
|
$14.54
£11.59
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
London
|
Cardiff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.88
|
$31.36
£24.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.58
|
$974.09
£776.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.41
|
$801.63
£638.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.11
|
$213.09
£169.82
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
London
|
Cardiff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.70
|
$1,387.01
£1,105.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,843.70
|
$16,768.35
£13,363.37
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Cardiff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$4.97
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$3.73
£2.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$15.56
£12.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.21
|
$35.05
£27.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$8.68
£6.92
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
London
|
Cardiff
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.88
|
$64.90
£51.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$38.82
£30.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.39
|
$82.29
£65.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.78
|
$70.64
£56.30
|
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