Cost of living comparison

Bend (OR), United States

compared to

London, United Kingdom

London vs. Bend Cost of Living Summary

London is 57.8% more expensive than Bend.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in London
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in London
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in London
Housing: pay 32.3% more in London
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% more in London
Clothing: pay 68.3% more in London

The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in London are more expensive than in Bend. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Bend Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Bend	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$25.83 £19.47	+29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.28	$10.33 £7.79	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47	$2.46 £1.85	-0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76	$1.85 £1.39	+4.9%
Average			+8.5%

Bend vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Bend	London
Bread 1 loaf	$4.33	$2.07 £1.56	-52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.60	$5.65 £4.26	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.44	$6.31 £4.76	+42.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45	$4.45 £3.35	+28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.33	$4.26 £3.21	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.56 £1.18	-13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65	$0.75 £0.57	+17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39	$1.44 £1.08	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$1.79 £1.35	+33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71	$0.69 £0.52	-3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85	$0.70 £0.53	-17.5%
Average			+1.7%

Bend vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Bend	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07	$7.39 £5.57	+81.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00	$258.31 £194.72	+474.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,822.84	$36,531.14 £27,538.74	+11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.44	$35.26 £26.58	+128.3%
Average			+173.8%

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pay 32.3% more for housing

	Bend	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.78	$41.63 £31.38	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,390.00	$2,834.46 £2,136.74	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,937.50	$2,063.73 £1,555.73	+6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.68	$263.90 £198.94	+132.1%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Bend	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,162.50	$2,333.60 £1,759.17	+100.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$27,892.30 £21,026.42
Average			+100.7%

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pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bend	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$8.27 £6.23	+27.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80	$4.80 £3.62	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.50	$19.76 £14.90	+88.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$97.00	$65.66 £49.50	-32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25	$16.14 £12.17	+13.3%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 68.3% more for clothing

	Bend	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.83	$96.94 £73.08	+137.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.00	$50.55 £38.11	+33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$114.87 £86.60	+43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.00	$135.36 £102.04	+59.3%
Average			+68.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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