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Fort Myers vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Fort Myers is 23.3% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% less in Fort Myers
Groceries: pay 34.5% more in Fort Myers
Transportation: pay 49.3% less in Fort Myers
Housing: pay 10.9% less in Fort Myers
Childcare: pay 48.9% less in Fort Myers
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% less in Fort Myers
Clothing: pay 43.1% less in Fort Myers

Expenses including transportation, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Fort Myers.

Fort Myers vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% less for restaurants

	London	Fort Myers
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$20.00	-25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$11.00	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$2.53	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$2.06	+6.8%
Average			-9.4%

London vs. Fort Myers - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.5% more for groceries

	London	Fort Myers
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$4.06	+88.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$6.48	+16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$4.10	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$4.33	-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$5.42	+37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$2.67	+74.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.72	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$2.00	+39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$2.13	+29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.48	+94.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.37	+64.1%
Average			+34.5%

London vs. Fort Myers - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.3% less for transportation

	London	Fort Myers
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$3.31	-53.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$37.50	-84.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$36,050.00	-4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$14.43	-54.6%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 10.9% less for housing

	London	Fort Myers
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$67.00	+56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$1,900.00	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$2,062.50	-11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$128.92	-49.6%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 48.9% less for childcare

	London	Fort Myers
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$1,281.67	-48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$14,400.00	-49.5%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Fort Myers
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$4.00	-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$4.33	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$8.00	-64.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$52.67	-18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$15.00	-25.2%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 43.1% less for clothing

	London	Fort Myers
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$41.67	-64.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$37.33	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$83.00	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$87.00	-45.9%
Average			-43.1%

London vs. Fort Myers - Cost of clothing

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