Cost of living comparison

Spain

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United Kingdom

London vs. Oviedo Cost of Living Summary

London is 86.6% more expensive than Oviedo.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% less in London
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in London
Transportation: pay 91.1% more in London
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in London
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.4% more in London
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in London

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in London are more expensive than in Oviedo. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in London. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in London.

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London vs. Oviedo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8% less for restaurants

	Oviedo	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.19 €22.42	$26.43 £19.83	+4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$10.57 £7.93	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.55	$2.95 £2.22	+3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 €1.92	$2.16 £1.62	-0.2%
Average			-5.8%

Oviedo vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Oviedo	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.02	$2.04 £1.53	+78.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72 €5.98	$6.36 £4.77	-5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 €3.99	$6.98 £5.24	+55.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.12 €3.66	$5.01 £3.76	+21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$4.81 £3.61	+18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.13	$1.40 £1.05	+10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.63 £0.47	-33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.38 £1.03	+35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.41	$1.52 £1.14	-4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.85	$0.74 £0.55	-23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.80 £0.60	-18.7%
Average			+7.7%

Oviedo vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 91.1% more for transportation

	Oviedo	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.71 €5.98	$7.95 £5.96	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$245.79 £184.41	+631.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.25 €14.46	$31.77 £23.84	+95.5%
Average			+91.1%

Oviedo vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Oviedo	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.03 €29.40	$40.48 £30.38	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$933.86 €831.17	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	+204.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$680.10 €605.31	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	+236.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.52 €104.60	$284.00 £213.09	+141.7%
Average			+192.3%

Oviedo vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Oviedo	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.32 €306.46	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	+729.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,420.41 €7,494.47	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	+324.6%
Average			+493.6%

Oviedo vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 97.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Oviedo	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$9.25 £6.94	+136.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 €2.06	$5.62 £4.22	+143.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.99 €5.33	$23.46 £17.60	+291.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.42 €39.53	$60.55 £45.43	+36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$17.84 £13.38	+59.3%
Average			+97.4%

Oviedo vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Oviedo	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.49 €95.67	$113.97 £85.51	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.78 €64.78	$53.96 £40.49	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.17 €109.63	$125.54 £94.19	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.97 €124.58	$162.46 £121.89	+16.1%
Average			-1.8%

Oviedo vs. London - Cost of clothing

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