Cost of living comparison
London is 67.1% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in London instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
Douglas
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.55
|
$25.22
£19.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.67
|
$2.54
£1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$2.08
£1.61
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.37
|
$4.74
£3.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.54
|
$6.34
£4.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.69
|
$4.28
£3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.80
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.77
|
$1.48
£1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.30
|
$1.76
£1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.39
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.63
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.91
|
$7.20
£5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.24
|
$252.24
£195.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.89
|
$25.33
£19.60
|
|
pay 84.4% more for housing
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£726.00
|
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
|
pay 85.0% more for childcare
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.71
|
$8.20
£6.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.23
|
$4.56
£3.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£33.84
|
$58.95
£45.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.79
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
pay 73.3% more for clothing
Douglas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.04
|
$123.32
£95.44
|
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