Cost of living comparison
San Francisco is 29.8% more expensive than London.
If you lived in San Francisco instead of London, you would:
pay 26.4% more for restaurants
London
|
San Francisco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.91
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$2.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
London
|
San Francisco
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$4.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.26
|
$9.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.64
|
$5.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.04
|
$7.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$2.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$1.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$2.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$3.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$1.74
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
London
|
San Francisco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.61
|
$5.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.14
|
$87.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
$28,654.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.28
|
$19.58
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
London
|
San Francisco
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
$68.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
$3,284.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
$2,579.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
$200.04
|
|
pay 41.4% more for childcare
London
|
San Francisco
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
$2,457.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
$33,071.00
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
London
|
San Francisco
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.97
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$5.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
$13.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.43
|
$94.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.94
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
London
|
San Francisco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
$66.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.20
|
$48.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
$89.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.24
|
$120.61
|
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