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Fort Wayne vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Fort Wayne is 28.4% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% less in Fort Wayne
Groceries: pay 17.0% more in Fort Wayne
Transportation: pay 52.1% less in Fort Wayne
Housing: pay 27.1% less in Fort Wayne
Childcare: pay 45.7% less in Fort Wayne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.4% less in Fort Wayne
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Fort Wayne

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

Fort Wayne vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% less for restaurants

	London	Fort Wayne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.63	$16.00	-40.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.10	$10.00	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.29	$2.33	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.41	$2.23	+15.5%
Average			-14.8%

London vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

	London	Fort Wayne
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.59	$2.99	+38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.07	$8.45	+52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.83	$3.03	-54.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.69	$3.40	-32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.90	$4.35	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.12	$2.46	+61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.61	$0.56	-33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.06	$1.58	+9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.21	$2.32	+41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.56	$0.97	+28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.61	$1.37	+65.0%
Average			+17.0%

London vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.1% less for transportation

	London	Fort Wayne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.23	$3.19	-55.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £176.67	$32.50	-86.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £27,761.56	$31,965.00	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.32	$15.43	-51.4%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 27.1% less for housing

	London	Fort Wayne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £31.46	$70.62	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,264.40	$1,233.33	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,718.73	$1,016.67	-56.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £187.91	$110.66	-56.7%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 45.7% less for childcare

	London	Fort Wayne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,822.07	$955.56	-61.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £20,941.04	$20,000.00	-29.9%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Fort Wayne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.38	$4.25	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.83	$4.47	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.69	$8.26	-63.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £47.71	$50.00	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.72	$12.00	-40.1%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	London	Fort Wayne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £85.27	$51.00	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.21	$37.00	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £92.51	$91.67	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £118.16	$100.00	-37.8%
Average			-37.5%

London vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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