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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 18.2% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 12.9% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 33.7% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Kingston Upon Thames

The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Kingston Upon Thames are more expensive than in Washington. Expenses including groceries, childcare, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Kingston Upon Thames.

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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Thames instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Washington	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$21.80 £16.47	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$10.57 £7.98	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$2.95 £2.23	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$1.78 £1.35	-32.3%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Washington	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$4.11	$1.72 £1.30	-58.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53	$4.24 £3.20	-50.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95	$6.28 £4.74	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.64	$5.01 £3.78	-11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.63	$3.98 £3.00	-47.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.17	$1.44 £1.09	-54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.63 £0.48	-40.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.15 £0.87	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64	$1.28 £0.97	-51.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29	$0.74 £0.56	-42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$0.80 £0.60	-53.8%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Washington	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19	$7.70 £5.82	+84.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.00	$42.29 £31.93	-64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.00	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$16.52 £12.47	-1.2%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 12.9% less for housing

	Washington	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.77	$40.48 £30.57	-47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,717.33	$2,015.19 £1,521.87	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,228.89	$1,866.53 £1,409.61	-16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.22	$284.00 £214.48	+76.2%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 33.7% less for childcare

	Washington	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,221.33	$2,636.27 £1,990.91	-18.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$41,506.00	$22,279.43 £16,825.44	-46.3%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00	$9.25 £6.99	+2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.15	$5.38 £4.07	-12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94	$23.46 £17.71	+68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$114.30	$102.63 £77.51	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$19.82 £14.97	+10.1%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Washington	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.42	$113.97 £86.07	+59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.11	$52.86 £39.92	+19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.50	$79.29 £59.88	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.16	$105.71 £79.84	-15.5%
Average			+5.2%

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