Cost of living comparison

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St. Gallen vs. London Cost of Living Summary

St. Gallen is 28.1% more expensive than London.

Restaurants: pay 88.3% more in St. Gallen
Groceries: pay 64.8% more in St. Gallen
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in St. Gallen
Housing: pay 16.2% less in St. Gallen
Childcare: pay 16.0% more in St. Gallen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in St. Gallen
Clothing: pay 32.8% more in St. Gallen

The cost of restaurants, groceries, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in St. Gallen are more expensive than in London. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in St. Gallen.

St. Gallen vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. Gallen instead of London, you would:

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pay 88.3% more for restaurants

	London	St. Gallen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.99	$31.28 CHF24.90	+17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$18.77 CHF14.94	+70.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$5.91 CHF4.70	+89.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$5.33 CHF4.24	+176.7%
Average			+88.3%

London vs. St. Gallen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.8% more for groceries

	London	St. Gallen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$2.68 CHF2.13	+24.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$14.01 CHF11.16	+153.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$8.60 CHF6.85	+30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$8.20 CHF6.53	+63.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$14.93 CHF11.88	+277.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.48 CHF1.17	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.86 CHF0.69	+3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$1.16 CHF0.92	-19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$3.29 CHF2.62	+100.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.17 CHF0.94	+55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.06 CHF0.85	+27.9%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	London	St. Gallen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.33	$8.32 CHF6.62	+16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.89	$90.09 CHF71.71	-62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,267.08	$41,041.86 CHF32,668.99	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.74	$45.92 CHF36.55	+44.6%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 16.2% less for housing

	London	St. Gallen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.03	$54.06 CHF43.03	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,305.63	$1,829.99 CHF1,456.66	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,750.03	$1,543.24 CHF1,228.41	-34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.33	$255.96 CHF203.74
Average			-16.2%

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pay 16.0% more for childcare

	London	St. Gallen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,855.25	$2,877.94 CHF2,290.81	+16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,322.36	??
Average			+16.0%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	London	St. Gallen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.50	$8.13 CHF6.47	-6.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$6.26 CHF4.98	+20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.99	$11.01 CHF8.76	-51.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.57	$82.72 CHF65.85	+27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.99	$31.28 CHF24.90	+56.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 32.8% more for clothing

	London	St. Gallen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.83	$150.15 CHF119.52	+29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.90	$66.73 CHF53.12	+28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.20	$158.49 CHF126.16	+25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.31	$237.74 CHF189.24	+47.8%
Average			+32.8%

London vs. St. Gallen - Cost of clothing

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