Cost of living comparison

compared to

London is 62.8% more expensive than Des Moines.

If you lived in London instead of Des Moines, you would:

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

 
Des Moines
London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.00
 
$25.22
£19.46
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.50
 
$10.09
£7.78
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.27
 
$2.54
£1.96

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pay 2.3% less for groceries

 
Des Moines
London
Bread
1 loaf
$2.02
 
$1.96
£1.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.78
 
$4.74
£3.66
Milk (1 gallon) $3.92
 
$6.34
£4.89

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Des Moines
London
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.05
 
$7.20
£5.55
Monthly public transit pass $58.00
 
$252.24
£194.62
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,000.00
 
$34,406.00
£26,545.78

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pay 89.5% more for housing

 
Des Moines
London
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$58.46
 
$39.12
£30.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,215.00
 
$2,697.16
£2,080.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $912.50
 
$2,027.26
£1,564.12

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pay 91.8% more for childcare

 
Des Moines
London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,369.17
 
$2,321.07
£1,790.81
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,812.00
 
$25,293.41
£19,515.00

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pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Des Moines
London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.75
 
$8.20
£6.33
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.92
 
$4.56
£3.52
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.00
 
$18.92
£14.60

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pay 37.0% more for clothing

 
Des Moines
London
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.44
 
$103.07
£79.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.25
 
$49.65
£38.31
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.50
 
$112.31
£86.65

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