Cost of living comparison

Durham (NC), United States

compared to

London, United Kingdom

London vs. Durham Cost of Living Summary

London is 80.8% more expensive than Durham.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% more in London
Groceries: pay 15.6% more in London
Transportation: pay 4.8 times more in London
Housing: pay 33.6% more in London
Childcare: pay 45.7% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.8% more in London
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in London

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

London vs. Durham Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	Durham	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$25.83 £19.07	+72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$10.33 £7.63	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18	$2.46 £1.81	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55	$1.85 £1.37	+19.4%
Average			+26.9%

Durham vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

	Durham	London
Bread 1 loaf	$3.82	$2.07 £1.53	-45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.85	$5.65 £4.17	-28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.29	$6.31 £4.66	+91.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.18	$4.45 £3.28	+39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.67	$4.26 £3.14	-36.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79	$1.56 £1.15	-12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67	$0.75 £0.56	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45	$1.44 £1.06	+217.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20	$1.79 £1.32	+49.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.94	$0.69 £0.51	-64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46	$0.70 £0.52	-51.9%
Average			+15.6%

Durham vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.8 times more for transportation

	Durham	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.25	$7.39 £5.46	+127.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.00	$258.31 £190.73	+1335.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,689.37	$36,531.14 £26,974.19	+5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.88	$35.26 £26.03	+54.1%
Average			+380.5%

Durham vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.6% more for housing

	Durham	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.33	$41.63 £30.74	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,875.00	$2,834.46 £2,092.94	+51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,433.33	$2,063.73 £1,523.84	+44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.77	$263.90 £194.86	+82.3%
Average			+33.6%

Durham vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 45.7% more for childcare

	Durham	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,270.00	$2,333.60 £1,723.11	+83.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,900.00	$27,892.30 £20,595.37	+7.7%
Average			+45.7%

Durham vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Durham	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.27 £6.10	+37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.81	$4.80 £3.55	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.50	$19.76 £14.59	+132.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.00	$65.66 £48.49	+19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$16.14 £11.92	+34.5%
Average			+44.8%

Durham vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Durham	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.91	$96.94 £71.58	+67.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.71	$50.55 £37.32	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.67	$114.87 £84.82	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.67	$135.36 £99.95	-1.7%
Average			+18.4%

Durham vs. London - Cost of clothing

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