Cost of living comparison
London is 38.3% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in London instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
London
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
London
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 45.9% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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