Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. District of Columbia
  4. Washington
  5. United Kingdom
  6. London
  7. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
GBP

Washington is 7.0% more expensive than London.

If you lived in London instead of Washington, you would:
local_dining

pay 7.6% more for restaurants

  Washington help_outline London help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.00 $18.96
£14.65
+18.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.00 $7.58
£5.86
-5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.89 $1.76
£1.36
-6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.66 $1.34
£1.03
-19.4%
Washington vs. London - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 45.0% less for groceries

  Washington help_outline London help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.51 $1.38
£1.07
-60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.59 $4.36
£3.37
-22.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.41 $4.65
£3.59
+36.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.97 $2.62
£2.03
-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.86 $3.63
£2.81
-38.1%
Apples (1 lb) $2.87 $1.14
£0.88
-60.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.81 $0.66
£0.51
-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.89 $1.22
£0.94
-57.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $3.09 $1.37
£1.06
-55.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.55 $0.64
£0.50
-58.4%
Onions (1 lb) $1.72 $0.56
£0.43
-67.4%
Washington vs. London - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 18.0% more for transportation

  Washington help_outline London help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.94 $6.23
£4.81
+111.7%
Monthly public transit pass $100.00 $189.59
£146.48
+89.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,500.00 $25,278.06
£19,530.33
+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $15.08 $36.65
£28.32
+143.0%
Washington vs. London - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 5.4% less for housing

  Washington help_outline London help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $68.05 $40.64
£31.40
-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,253.90 $2,172.04
£1,678.16
-3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,721.48 $1,535.59
£1,186.43
-10.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $91.72 $162.41
£125.48
+77.1%
Washington vs. London - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 24.0% less for childcare

  Washington help_outline London help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,517.58 $1,648.65
£1,273.78
+8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $29,333.33 $21,804.75
£16,846.79
-25.7%
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gamepad

pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.00 $6.32
£4.88
+5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.17 $3.47
£2.68
-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $8.90 $13.90
£10.74
+56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $64.27 $53.88
£41.63
-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $14.00 $16.43
£12.69
+17.4%
Washington vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 10.5% more for clothing

  Washington help_outline London help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $52.27 $84.78
£65.51
+62.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.09 $40.40
£31.22
+12.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $80.34 $85.48
£66.04
+6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $110.96 $98.44
£76.06
-11.3%
Washington vs. London - Cost of clothing
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