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Fort Collins vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Fort Collins is 17.4% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% more in Fort Collins
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Fort Collins
Transportation: pay 35.5% less in Fort Collins
Housing: pay 15.0% less in Fort Collins
Childcare: pay 47.4% less in Fort Collins
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.2% less in Fort Collins
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Fort Collins

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Fort Collins are more expensive than in London. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Fort Collins.

Fort Collins vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Collins instead of London, you would:

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pay 0.5% more for restaurants

	London	Fort Collins
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$18.00	-32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$12.00	+8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$2.60	-16.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$2.75	+42.8%
Average			+0.5%

London vs. Fort Collins - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	London	Fort Collins
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$3.09	+43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$5.51	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$3.89	-40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$4.33	-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$3.90	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.76	+15.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.70	-16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.95	+35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$2.28	+38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.05	+38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.87	+4.9%
Average			+9.4%

London vs. Fort Collins - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

	London	Fort Collins
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$3.09	-56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$36,029.12	-4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$17.41	-45.2%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 15.0% less for housing

	London	Fort Collins
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$76.67	+79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$1,783.33	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$1,250.00	-46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$127.72	-50.1%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 47.4% less for childcare

	London	Fort Collins
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$1,525.00	-38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$12,500.00	-56.2%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Fort Collins
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$7.00	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$5.17	-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$9.50	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$60.00	-7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$12.00	-40.1%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	London	Fort Collins
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$67.50	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$91.67	+76.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$80.00	-36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$108.33	-32.7%
Average			-8.7%

London vs. Fort Collins - Cost of clothing

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