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London vs. Winterthur Cost of Living Summary

London is 13.3% cheaper than Winterthur.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% less in London
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in London
Transportation: pay 6.5% more in London
Housing: pay 17.4% more in London
Childcare: pay 12.9% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in London
Clothing: pay 51.5% less in London

The cost of housing, childcare, and transportation in London are more expensive than in Winterthur. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in London.

London vs. Winterthur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Winterthur, you would:

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pay 43.2% less for restaurants

	Winterthur	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.04 CHF32.19	$26.73 £20.04	-33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$20.02 CHF16.09	$11.02 £8.26	-44.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.01 CHF4.02	$3.12 £2.34	-37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.48 CHF3.60	$1.93 £1.44	-57.0%
Average			-43.2%

Winterthur vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Winterthur	London
Bread 1 loaf	$4.13 CHF3.32	$2.16 £1.62	-47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.48 CHF13.24	$5.54 £4.15	-66.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.61 CHF6.93	$6.58 £4.93	-23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.39 CHF5.94	$5.02 £3.76	-32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.76 CHF11.86	$3.95 £2.96	-73.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 CHF1.36	$1.53 £1.14	-9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 CHF0.77	$0.83 £0.63	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 CHF1.04	$1.44 £1.08	+11.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.43 CHF2.76	$1.64 £1.23	-52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CHF0.89	$0.76 £0.57	-31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.86	$0.83 £0.62	-22.2%
Average			-32.8%

Winterthur vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% more for transportation

	Winterthur	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.34 CHF6.70	$7.12 £5.34	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$125.13 CHF100.59	$240.54 £180.32	+92.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,041.86 CHF32,994.66	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$56.31 CHF45.27	$31.75 £23.80	-43.6%
Average			+6.5%

Winterthur vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.4% more for housing

	Winterthur	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.31 CHF49.29	$42.83 £32.11	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,299.22 CHF1,848.41	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	+34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,714.25 CHF1,378.13	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.24 CHF159.37	$255.85 £191.79	+29.1%
Average			+17.4%

Winterthur vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 12.9% more for childcare

	Winterthur	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,502.55 CHF2,011.87	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	-0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,522.97 CHF18,106.83	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	+26.6%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Winterthur	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.76 CHF7.04	$8.69 £6.51	-0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.57 CHF5.28	$5.21 £3.90	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.57 CHF9.30	$22.72 £17.03	+96.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$144.94 CHF116.52	$64.95 £48.69	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$29.40 CHF23.64	$20.05 £15.03	-31.8%
Average			-2.4%

Winterthur vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.5% less for clothing

	Winterthur	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$191.86 CHF154.24	$116.11 £87.04	-39.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$145.98 CHF117.36	$52.02 £39.00	-64.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$208.02 CHF167.24	$125.96 £94.43	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$429.60 CHF345.37	$160.88 £120.60	-62.6%
Average			-51.5%

Winterthur vs. London - Cost of clothing

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