Cost of living comparison
London is 9.2% cheaper than San Francisco.
If you lived in London instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
San Francisco
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
London
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.81
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.54
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.36
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
San Francisco
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.50
|
$198.74
£158.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,654.00
|
$31,052.51
£24,746.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.58
|
$22.83
£18.19
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
San Francisco
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.94
|
$36.24
£28.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,284.84
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,579.66
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$200.04
|
$286.24
£228.11
|
|
pay 28.5% less for childcare
San Francisco
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,457.14
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,071.00
|
$21,135.46
£16,843.70
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.24
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.84
|
$56.73
£45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
San Francisco
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
|
$92.70
£73.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.52
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.81
|
$92.09
£73.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.61
|
$120.19
£95.78
|
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