Cost of living comparison

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Kingston Upon Thames vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 23.2% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 19.1% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 33.8% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 15.4% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Kingston Upon Thames

Expenses including transportation, childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Kingston Upon Thames.

Kingston Upon Thames vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.3% less for restaurants

	London	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$17.36 £13.01	-35.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$10.02 £7.51	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$2.30 £1.73	-26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.33 £1.00	-30.8%
Average			-25.3%

London vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.1% less for groceries

	London	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.41 £1.06	-34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$4.07 £3.05	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$5.98 £4.48	-9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$3.67 £2.75	-27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$3.68 £2.76	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.37 £1.03	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.68 £0.51	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.31 £0.99	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.96 £0.72	-41.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.68 £0.51	-9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.69 £0.52	-17.1%
Average			-19.1%

London vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.8% less for transportation

	London	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$7.18 £5.38	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$42.73 £32.03	-82.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$14.69 £11.01	-53.7%
Average			-33.8%

London vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.4% less for housing

	London	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$36.50 £27.36	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$276.32 £207.13	+8.0%
Average			-15.4%

London vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of housing

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	London	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	-26.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	-39.1%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$6.68 £5.01	-23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$4.67 £3.50	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$20.03 £15.02	-11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$77.01 £57.73	+18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$20.03 £15.02	-0.1%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	London	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$86.80 £65.07	-25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$40.06 £30.03	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$80.13 £60.06	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$96.82 £72.58	-39.8%
Average			-31.1%

London vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of clothing

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