Cost of living comparison
London is 44.8% more expensive than Leeds.
If you lived in London instead of Leeds, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Leeds
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.41
|
$25.22
£19.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
£7.01
|
$10.09
£7.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.59
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
£1.10
|
$2.08
£1.59
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
Leeds
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
£1.25
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.89
£2.97
|
$4.74
£3.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
£3.97
|
$6.34
£4.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
£2.50
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.41
|
$4.28
£3.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
£0.98
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
£0.47
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.88
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.85
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.44
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
£0.42
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 38.7% more for transportation
Leeds
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
£5.67
|
$7.20
£5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.90
£76.84
|
$252.24
£192.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£27,168.45
|
$34,406.00
£26,203.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.67
£17.26
|
$25.33
£19.29
|
|
pay 76.9% more for housing
Leeds
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.52
£28.58
|
$39.12
£29.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.27
£882.88
|
$2,697.16
£2,054.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.34
£664.36
|
$2,027.26
£1,543.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
£156.63
|
$284.51
£216.68
|
|
pay 79.3% more for childcare
Leeds
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,468.48
£1,118.37
|
$2,321.07
£1,767.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,612.17
£9,605.25
|
$25,293.41
£19,263.10
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Leeds
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.32
|
$8.20
£6.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
£3.07
|
$4.56
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.33
£12.44
|
$18.92
£14.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.67
£27.93
|
$58.95
£44.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.64
|
$18.92
£14.41
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
Leeds
|
London
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.13
£64.84
|
$103.07
£78.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.86
£34.17
|
$49.65
£37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.24
£63.39
|
$112.31
£85.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.07
£70.12
|
$123.32
£93.92
|
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