Cost of living comparison
London is 15.6% more expensive than San Diego.
If you lived in London instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
San Diego
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$25.22
£19.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.09
£7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$2.08
£1.58
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
San Diego
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.05
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$4.74
£3.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
|
$6.34
£4.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.19
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$4.28
£3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 78.0% more for transportation
San Diego
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
|
$7.20
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$252.24
£191.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$34,406.00
£26,157.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.67
|
$25.33
£19.25
|
|
pay 12.6% less for housing
San Diego
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.13
|
$39.12
£29.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,785.55
|
$2,697.16
£2,050.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,355.05
|
$2,027.26
£1,541.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.36
|
$284.51
£216.30
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
San Diego
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,713.33
|
$2,321.07
£1,764.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$25,293.41
£19,229.56
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
San Diego
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.20
£6.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
|
$4.56
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.53
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.62
|
$58.95
£44.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
San Diego
|
London
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.93
|
$103.07
£78.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.11
|
$49.65
£37.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.05
|
$112.31
£85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.17
|
$123.32
£93.75
|
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