Cost of living comparison

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Welwyn Garden City vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Welwyn Garden City is 23.7% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% less in Welwyn Garden City
Groceries: pay 21.3% less in Welwyn Garden City
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Welwyn Garden City
Housing: pay 39.0% less in Welwyn Garden City
Childcare: pay 22.4% less in Welwyn Garden City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Welwyn Garden City
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Welwyn Garden City

Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Welwyn Garden City.

Welwyn Garden City vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Welwyn Garden City instead of London, you would:

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pay 30.6% less for restaurants

	London	Welwyn Garden City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.99	$18.03 £13.48	-32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$10.68 £7.99	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$1.74 £1.30	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.11 £0.83	-42.6%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	London	Welwyn Garden City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$1.41 £1.05	-34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$4.07 £3.05	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$5.31 £3.97	-19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$3.61 £2.70	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$3.68 £2.76	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.33 £1.00	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.55 £0.41	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$1.31 £0.98	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.06 £0.79	-35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.73 £0.54	-4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.63 £0.47	-23.9%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	London	Welwyn Garden City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.33	$7.18 £5.37	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.89	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,267.08	$36,056.68 £26,964.30	-4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.74	$16.69 £12.48	-47.4%
Average			-17.1%

London vs. Welwyn Garden City - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.0% less for housing

	London	Welwyn Garden City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.03	$36.50 £27.30	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,305.63	$1,468.98 £1,098.55	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,750.03	$1,118.42 £836.39	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.33	$161.69 £120.92	-36.8%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

	London	Welwyn Garden City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,855.25	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	-23.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,322.36	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	-21.0%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Welwyn Garden City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.50	$6.01 £4.49	-30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$4.62 £3.46	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.99	$20.43 £15.28	-10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.57	$73.45 £54.93	+13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.99	$23.37 £17.48	+16.6%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	London	Welwyn Garden City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.83	$115.18 £86.14	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.90	$40.06 £29.96	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.20	$80.13 £59.92	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.31	$60.09 £44.94	-62.6%
Average			-30.7%

London vs. Welwyn Garden City - Cost of clothing

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