Cost of living comparison

United States

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United Kingdom

London vs. Murfreesboro Cost of Living Summary

London is 55.3% more expensive than Murfreesboro.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% more in London
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in London
Transportation: pay 77.0% more in London
Housing: pay 64.1% more in London
Childcare: pay 90.3% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.7% more in London
Clothing: pay 54.8% more in London

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and restaurants in London are more expensive than in Murfreesboro. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in London.

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London vs. Murfreesboro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Murfreesboro, you would:

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pay 13.9% more for restaurants

	Murfreesboro	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.50	$26.43 £19.96	+51.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$10.57 £7.98	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.62	$2.95 £2.23	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.16 £1.63	-13.8%
Average			+13.9%

Murfreesboro vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Murfreesboro	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.93	$2.04 £1.54	-30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.05	$6.36 £4.80	+25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94	$6.98 £5.27	+77.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34	$5.01 £3.78	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27	$4.81 £3.63	+12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.87	$1.40 £1.06	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52	$0.63 £0.48	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.26	$1.38 £1.04	+9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$1.52 £1.14	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88	$0.74 £0.56	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24	$0.80 £0.60	-35.4%
Average			+0.1%

Murfreesboro vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.0% more for transportation

	Murfreesboro	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$7.95 £6.00	+133.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$245.79 £185.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00	$38,182.92 £28,832.53	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.43	$31.77 £23.99	+82.3%
Average			+77.0%

Murfreesboro vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.1% more for housing

	Murfreesboro	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.79	$40.48 £30.57	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,370.25	$2,841.09 £2,145.35	+107.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,112.75	$2,287.10 £1,727.03	+105.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.71	$284.00 £214.45	+68.3%
Average			+64.1%

Murfreesboro vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 90.3% more for childcare

	Murfreesboro	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,225.00	$2,857.20 £2,157.52	+133.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,250.00	$35,755.44 £26,999.50	+47.4%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Murfreesboro	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$9.25 £6.98	+131.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.44	$5.62 £4.24	+3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.86	$23.46 £17.71	+137.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.00	$60.55 £45.72	+142.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$17.84 £13.47	+18.9%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 54.8% more for clothing

	Murfreesboro	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00	$113.97 £86.06	+127.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.75	$53.96 £40.75	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$125.54 £94.79	+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.00	$162.46 £122.68	+31.0%
Average			+54.8%

Murfreesboro vs. London - Cost of clothing

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