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Kingston Upon Hull vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Hull is 45.6% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Groceries: pay 22.0% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Transportation: pay 28.9% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Housing: pay 64.7% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.3% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Clothing: pay 49.9% less in Kingston Upon Hull

Expenses including housing, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Kingston Upon Hull.

Kingston Upon Hull vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Hull instead of London, you would:

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pay 22.2% less for restaurants

	London	Kingston Upon Hull
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.83	$20.15 £15.12	-23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$9.25 £6.94	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.22	$1.98 £1.48	-33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.62	$1.42 £1.06	-34.3%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

	London	Kingston Upon Hull
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.53	$1.49 £1.12	-26.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.77	$2.82 £2.12	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.24	$7.93 £5.95	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.76	$4.01 £3.01	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.61	$3.30 £2.47	-31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.22 £0.91	-13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$0.73 £0.55	+16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$1.18 £0.88	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$0.86 £0.65	-43.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$0.70 £0.53	-4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.55 £0.41	-31.7%
Average			-22.0%

London vs. Kingston Upon Hull - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.9% less for transportation

	London	Kingston Upon Hull
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.96	$7.40 £5.56	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £184.41	$96.46 £72.38	-60.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$38,182.92 £28,648.64
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.84	$13.84 £10.38	-56.4%
Average			-28.9%

London vs. Kingston Upon Hull - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.7% less for housing

	London	Kingston Upon Hull
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.38	$44.13 £33.11	+9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	$779.65 £584.97	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	$712.25 £534.40	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £213.09	$187.72 £140.85	-33.9%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	London	Kingston Upon Hull
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	$1,390.15 £1,043.03	-51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	$23,015.02 £17,268.17	-35.6%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Kingston Upon Hull
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.94	$4.29 £3.22	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.22	$4.03 £3.02	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.60	$23.46 £17.60
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.43	$37.66 £28.26	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.38	$8.75 £6.57	-50.9%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 49.9% less for clothing

	London	Kingston Upon Hull
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.51	$51.54 £38.67	-54.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.49	$34.09 £25.58	-36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £94.19	$78.96 £59.24	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.89	$56.82 £42.63	-65.0%
Average			-49.9%

London vs. Kingston Upon Hull - Cost of clothing

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