Cost of living comparison

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London vs. Fayetteville Cost of Living Summary

London is 62.2% more expensive than Fayetteville.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in London
Groceries: pay 9.3% more in London
Transportation: pay 69.5% more in London
Housing: pay 47.4% more in London
Childcare: pay 94.5% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.3% more in London
Clothing: pay 90.9% more in London

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

London vs. Fayetteville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Fayetteville	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.00	$25.83 £20.79	+84.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$10.33 £8.32	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$2.46 £1.98	+10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65	$1.85 £1.49	+12.3%
Average			+27.6%

Fayetteville vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

	Fayetteville	London
Bread 1 loaf	$3.13	$2.07 £1.67	-33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49	$5.65 £4.55	+61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$6.31 £5.08	+92.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46	$4.45 £3.58	+80.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.47	$4.26 £3.43	-22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.33	$1.56 £1.26	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.75 £0.61	-24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25	$1.44 £1.16	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31	$1.79 £1.44	+36.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.74	$0.69 £0.55	-60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79	$0.70 £0.56	-11.2%
Average			+9.3%

Fayetteville vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.5% more for transportation

	Fayetteville	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$7.39 £5.95	+133.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$258.31 £207.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,689.37	$36,531.14 £29,406.07	+5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$35.26 £28.38
Average			+69.5%

Fayetteville vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.4% more for housing

	Fayetteville	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$78.75	$41.63 £33.51	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,500.00	$2,834.46 £2,281.63	+89.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$2,063.73 £1,661.22
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.70	$263.90 £212.43	+100.4%
Average			+47.4%

Fayetteville vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 94.5% more for childcare

	Fayetteville	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,200.00	$2,333.60 £1,878.45	+94.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$27,892.30 £22,452.16
Average			+94.5%

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pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Fayetteville	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$8.27 £6.65	+106.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$4.80 £3.87	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$19.76 £15.91	+229.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.00	$65.66 £52.86	+118.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$16.14 £13.00	+34.5%
Average			+96.3%

Fayetteville vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 90.9% more for clothing

	Fayetteville	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.25	$96.94 £78.03	+109.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$50.55 £40.69	+126.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.00	$114.87 £92.47	+71.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.67	$135.36 £108.96	+56.2%
Average			+90.9%

Fayetteville vs. London - Cost of clothing

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