Cost of living comparison
London is 4.9% more expensive than Washington.
If you lived in London instead of Washington, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
|
$24.63
£20.44
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.00
£6.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
|
$2.01
£1.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.61
£1.34
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.12
|
$1.47
£1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
|
$4.00
£3.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$4.86
£4.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
|
$2.95
£2.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
|
$3.40
£2.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.74
|
$1.20
£0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.74
£0.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$1.03
£0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$1.37
£1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.70
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.62
£0.51
|
|
pay 49.3% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
|
$7.51
£6.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$112.00
|
$197.04
£163.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,500.00
|
$30,110.17
£24,986.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.43
|
$22.78
£18.91
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
|
Washington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.33
|
$37.21
£30.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,127.78
|
$2,204.45
£1,829.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,707.69
|
$1,587.69
£1,317.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.74
|
$227.40
£188.71
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,162.50
|
$1,951.81
£1,619.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,109.75
|
$23,621.71
£19,602.33
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$7.39
£6.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
|
$3.99
£3.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$16.01
£13.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.02
|
$58.78
£48.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.49
|
$16.01
£13.29
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
|
Washington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.67
|
$93.76
£77.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.09
|
$41.53
£34.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.85
|
$96.53
£80.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.92
|
$117.72
£97.69
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