Cost of living comparison

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London vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

London is 2.1 times more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in London
Groceries
pay 30.5% less in London
Transportation
pay 93.7% more in London
Housing
pay 2.9 times more in London
Childcare
pay 23.5 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports
pay 80.7% more in London
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in London

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in London are more expensive than in St. George's. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of St. George's, you would:

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
St. George's
London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$26.43
£19.83
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
EC$22.50
$10.57
£7.93
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.94
EC$5.25
$2.95
£2.22

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pay 30.5% less for groceries

 
St. George's
London
Bread
1 loaf
$2.38
EC$6.44
$2.04
£1.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.93
EC$18.74
$6.36
£4.77
Milk (1 gallon) $15.41
EC$41.64
$6.98
£5.24

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pay 93.7% more for transportation

 
St. George's
London
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.28
EC$14.26
$7.95
£5.96
Monthly public transit pass $64.35
EC$173.91
$245.79
£184.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,901.46
EC$70,000.00
$38,182.92
£28,648.64

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

 
St. George's
London
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.94
EC$137.67
$40.48
£30.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
$2,841.09
£2,131.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $437.86
EC$1,183.33
$2,287.10
£1,716.01

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pay 23.5 times more for childcare

 
St. George's
London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.50
EC$150.00
$2,857.20
£2,143.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$35,755.44
£26,827.31

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pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
St. George's
London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.78
EC$7.50
$9.25
£6.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.38
EC$11.83
$5.62
£4.22
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $23.46
£17.60

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
St. George's
London
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.15
EC$95.00
$113.97
£85.51
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
EC$120.00
$53.96
£40.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$50.57
EC$136.67
$125.54
£94.19

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