Cost of living comparison

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Palm Springs vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Palm Springs is 21.9% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% less in Palm Springs
Groceries: pay 57.8% more in Palm Springs
Transportation: pay 43.6% less in Palm Springs
Housing: pay 11.8% less in Palm Springs
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Palm Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Palm Springs
Clothing: pay 40.4% less in Palm Springs

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Palm Springs.

Palm Springs vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palm Springs instead of London, you would:

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pay 10.2% less for restaurants

	London	Palm Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$28.00	+4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$10.00	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$2.67	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$1.51	-21.7%
Average			-10.2%

London vs. Palm Springs - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.8% more for groceries

	London	Palm Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$4.17	+93.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$7.00	+26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$4.78	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$5.63	+12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$6.21	+57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$2.23	+46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.00	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$2.50	+73.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$2.35	+43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.95	+157.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.95	+134.2%
Average			+57.8%

London vs. Palm Springs - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.6% less for transportation

	London	Palm Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$4.67	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	$34.00	-85.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$33,376.95	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	$18.36	-42.2%
Average			-43.6%

London vs. Palm Springs - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.8% less for housing

	London	Palm Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.34	$65.00	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	$1,921.17	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$1,516.67	-35.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$189.35	-26.0%
Average			-11.8%

London vs. Palm Springs - Cost of housing

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	London	Palm Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$545.83	-78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$8,400.00	-70.5%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Palm Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$5.00	-42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$5.80	+11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$15.00	-34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	$32.50	-50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$12.00	-40.1%
Average			-31.0%

London vs. Palm Springs - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.4% less for clothing

	London	Palm Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$38.46	-66.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$32.17	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$72.00	-42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$139.17	-13.5%
Average			-40.4%

London vs. Palm Springs - Cost of clothing

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