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London vs. Palm Springs Cost of Living Summary

London is 91.6% more expensive than Palm Springs.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% more in London
Groceries: pay 28.9% less in London
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in London
Housing: pay 28.9% more in London
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% more in London
Clothing: pay 88.5% more in London

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

London vs. Palm Springs Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Palm Springs, you would:

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pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Palm Springs	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$26.73 £20.18	-4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$11.02 £8.33	+10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$3.12 £2.36	+17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51	$1.93 £1.45	+27.8%
Average			+12.7%

Palm Springs vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.9% less for groceries

	Palm Springs	London
Bread 1 loaf	$4.17	$2.16 £1.63	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00	$5.54 £4.18	-20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78	$6.58 £4.97	+37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.63	$5.02 £3.79	-10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.21	$3.95 £2.98	-36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23	$1.53 £1.15	-31.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.83 £0.63	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.44 £1.09	-42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.35	$1.64 £1.24	-30.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.76 £0.57	-61.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.83 £0.63	-57.3%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Palm Springs	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.67	$7.12 £5.38	+52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.00	$240.54 £181.65	+607.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,376.95	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.36	$31.75 £23.98	+72.9%
Average			+186.5%

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pay 28.9% more for housing

	Palm Springs	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.00	$42.83 £32.34	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,921.17	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	+60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,516.67	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	+54.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$189.35	$255.85 £193.21	+35.1%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Palm Springs	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$545.83	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	+354.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,400.00	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	+239.4%
Average			+296.9%

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pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Palm Springs	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$8.69 £6.56	+73.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.80	$5.21 £3.93	-10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.00	$22.72 £17.16	+51.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.50	$64.95 £49.05	+99.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$20.05 £15.14	+67.0%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 88.5% more for clothing

	Palm Springs	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.46	$116.11 £87.68	+201.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17	$52.02 £39.29	+61.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00	$125.96 £95.13	+74.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.17	$160.88 £121.49	+15.6%
Average			+88.5%

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