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Rapid City vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Rapid City is 28.9% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% less in Rapid City
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Rapid City
Transportation: pay 52.3% less in Rapid City
Housing: pay 33.3% less in Rapid City
Childcare: pay 71.8% less in Rapid City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Rapid City
Clothing: pay 18.0% less in Rapid City

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Rapid City.

Rapid City vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rapid City instead of London, you would:

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pay 11.7% less for restaurants

	London	Rapid City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$15.00	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$10.43	-5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$3.63	+16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.66	-13.7%
Average			-11.7%

London vs. Rapid City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	London	Rapid City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$2.97	+37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$6.61	+19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$3.96	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$4.38	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$4.31	+9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$2.22	+45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.70	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.76	+22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.79	+8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.26	+65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.43	+72.3%
Average			+19.3%

London vs. Rapid City - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.3% less for transportation

	London	Rapid City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$3.08	-56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$30.00	-87.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$35,500.00	-6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$13.07	-58.8%
Average			-52.3%

London vs. Rapid City - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.3% less for housing

	London	Rapid City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$57.00	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$1,030.00	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$1,138.80	-51.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$131.52	-48.6%
Average			-33.3%

London vs. Rapid City - Cost of housing

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pay 71.8% less for childcare

	London	Rapid City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$700.00	-71.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	??
Average			-71.8%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Rapid City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$3.75	-56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$5.33	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$9.50	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$51.00	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$12.00	-40.1%
Average			-34.8%

London vs. Rapid City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.0% less for clothing

	London	Rapid City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$61.67	-46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$75.00	+44.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$78.33	-37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$110.00	-31.6%
Average			-18.0%

London vs. Rapid City - Cost of clothing

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