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North Charleston vs. London Cost of Living Summary

North Charleston is 15.8% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in North Charleston
Groceries: pay 52.9% more in North Charleston
Transportation: pay 48.5% less in North Charleston
Housing: pay 2.1% less in North Charleston
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in North Charleston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in North Charleston
Clothing: pay 32.6% less in North Charleston

The cost of groceries and restaurants in North Charleston are more expensive than in London. Expenses including transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in North Charleston.

North Charleston vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Charleston instead of London, you would:

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	London	North Charleston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.98	$21.50	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$12.00	+8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$3.00	-3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$2.50	+29.8%
Average			+3.8%

London vs. North Charleston - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.9% more for groceries

	London	North Charleston
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$3.67	+69.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$7.93	+43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$3.94	-40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$4.73	-5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$6.25	+58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$4.04	+164.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.83	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$2.12	+47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$2.47	+50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.95	+157.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.15	+38.2%
Average			+52.9%

London vs. North Charleston - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.5% less for transportation

	London	North Charleston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.32	$2.99	-58.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.81	$50.00	-79.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,254.42	$35,699.74	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.73	$15.53	-51.1%
Average			-48.5%

London vs. North Charleston - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1% less for housing

	London	North Charleston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.02	$83.60	+95.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,304.60	$2,026.67	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,749.24	$1,500.00	-35.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.25	$170.33	-33.4%
Average			-2.1%

London vs. North Charleston - Cost of housing

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	London	North Charleston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,854.42	$1,366.67	-44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,312.81	$14,400.00	-49.5%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	North Charleston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.49	$6.00	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.89	$5.92	+13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.98	$8.00	-64.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.55	$17.49	-73.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.98	$14.00	-30.2%
Average			-37.1%

London vs. North Charleston - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

	London	North Charleston
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	$36.00	-30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.16	$95.80	-23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.25	$123.50	-23.2%
Average			-32.6%

London vs. North Charleston - 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: December 2025

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