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Fort Smith vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 32.4% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 59.3% less in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 29.2% less in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 40.7% less in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% less in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 38.0% less in Fort Smith

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

Fort Smith vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	London	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.98	$20.00	-25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$11.00	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$2.33	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$2.02	+4.7%
Average			-11.5%

London vs. Fort Smith - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	London	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$3.08	+42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$3.74	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$4.10	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$2.94	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$4.46	+12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$2.16	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.65	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$1.13	-21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.98	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.88	+16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.70	-15.9%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 59.3% less for transportation

	London	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.32	$2.79	-60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.81	$35.00	-85.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,254.42	$26,000.00	-31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.73	$12.75	-59.8%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 29.2% less for housing

	London	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.02	$68.50	+59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,304.60	$683.33	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,749.24	$675.00	-71.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.25	$184.39	-27.9%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 40.7% less for childcare

	London	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,854.42	$900.00	-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,312.81	$23,460.00	-17.7%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.49	$6.00	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.89	$5.32	+2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.98	$8.21	-63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.55	$26.67	-58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.98	$11.00	-45.1%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 38.0% less for clothing

	London	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.79	$55.00	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.89	$41.00	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.16	$93.33	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.25	$76.66	-52.3%
Average			-38.0%

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