Cost of living comparison

United States

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United Kingdom

Southampton vs. San Mateo Cost of Living Summary

Southampton is 3.6% cheaper than San Mateo.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% less in Southampton
Groceries: pay 43.3% less in Southampton
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Southampton
Housing: pay 34.2% less in Southampton
Childcare: pay 52.3% less in Southampton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Southampton
Clothing: pay 87.4% more in Southampton

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

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Southampton vs. San Mateo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Southampton instead of San Mateo, you would:

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pay 17.3% less for restaurants

	San Mateo	Southampton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.00	$22.70 £16.88	+3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$9.68 £7.20	-25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12	$2.35 £1.75	-24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34	$1.82 £1.36	-22.1%
Average			-17.3%

San Mateo vs. Southampton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

	San Mateo	Southampton
Bread 1 loaf	$5.11	$1.50 £1.12	-70.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.44	$4.65 £3.46	-37.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.00	$6.20 £4.61	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$8.00	$4.81 £3.58	-39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.67	$4.20 £3.12	-56.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.05 £0.78	-64.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$0.91 £0.68	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$1.33 £0.99	-23.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.33	$1.51 £1.12	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.70	$0.79 £0.59	-70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.76 £0.56	-62.2%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	San Mateo	Southampton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.76	$7.15 £5.32	+50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.60	$86.14 £64.05	+31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,753.89	$37,772.71 £28,085.90	+2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.30 £15.09
Average			+28.1%

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pay 34.2% less for housing

	San Mateo	Southampton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.00	$39.23 £29.17	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,743.33	$1,370.15 £1,018.78	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,855.00	$1,147.14 £852.95	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.97	$216.16 £160.72	+10.9%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 52.3% less for childcare

	San Mateo	Southampton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,823.00	$1,502.36 £1,117.08	-46.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$42,750.00	$18,028.34 £13,404.97	-57.8%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	San Mateo	Southampton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$8.01 £5.96	+14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$4.82 £3.58	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.50	$17.36 £12.91	+104.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.00	$40.06 £29.79	-57.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.99	$12.35 £9.18	-22.7%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 87.4% more for clothing

	San Mateo	Southampton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$113.51 £84.40	+89.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00	$52.08 £38.73	+108.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.67	$114.62 £85.23	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$143.56 £106.74	+139.3%
Average			+87.4%

San Mateo vs. Southampton - Cost of clothing

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