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Pembroke Pines vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Pembroke Pines is 18.5% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Pembroke Pines
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in Pembroke Pines
Transportation: pay 53.8% less in Pembroke Pines
Housing: pay 17.6% less in Pembroke Pines
Childcare: pay 35.3% less in Pembroke Pines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% less in Pembroke Pines
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Pembroke Pines

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

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Pembroke Pines vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pembroke Pines instead of London, you would:

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	London	Pembroke Pines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.79	$30.00	+13.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.91	$14.86	+40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.21	$2.50	-15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.61	$2.12	-1.4%
Average			+17.1%

London vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	London	Pembroke Pines
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.53	$3.06	+50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.76	$6.61	+4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.23	$3.99	-42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.75	$4.61	-8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.60	$5.64	+17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$2.20	+57.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$0.90	+42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$1.85	+34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$2.48	+63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$1.29	+74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$1.48	+85.7%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 53.8% less for transportation

	London	Pembroke Pines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.95	$3.88	-51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £184.01	$45.00	-81.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	$33,000.00	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.78	$18.91	-40.5%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 17.6% less for housing

	London	Pembroke Pines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.31	$80.74	+99.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,127.04	$2,166.67	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,712.29	$2,050.00	-10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £212.62	$171.40	-39.6%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 35.3% less for childcare

	London	Pembroke Pines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,139.11	$1,020.00	-64.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,769.06	$41,914.29	+17.2%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Pembroke Pines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.93	$6.00	-35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.21	$5.40	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.56	$9.00	-61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.33	$28.50	-52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.36	$13.50	-24.3%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	London	Pembroke Pines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.33	$46.80	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.40	$41.67	-22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £93.99	$106.25	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.63	$116.25	-28.4%
Average			-33.8%

London vs. Pembroke Pines - Cost of clothing

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