Cost of living comparison
Washington is 13.1% more expensive than London.
If you lived in Washington instead of London, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
London
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.53
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.96
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.61
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
London
|
Washington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.67
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.90
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.31
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.14
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.15
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.36
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.56
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
London
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.57
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£195.27
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,635.20
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.61
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
London
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.29
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,087.99
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,569.39
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£220.25
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
London
|
Washington
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,796.84
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,580.74
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
London
|
Washington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.35
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.53
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.65
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£45.63
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.65
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
London
|
Washington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£79.79
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£38.44
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£86.95
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£95.47
|
$173.48
|
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