Cost of living comparison

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Princeton vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Princeton is 4.0% more expensive than London.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in Princeton
Groceries: pay 76.9% more in Princeton
Transportation: pay 30.5% less in Princeton
Housing: pay 5.4% less in Princeton
Childcare: pay 49.2% less in Princeton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in Princeton
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Princeton

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Princeton are more expensive than in London. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and housing are lower in Princeton. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Princeton.

Princeton vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	London	Princeton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £21.16	$20.00	-22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £8.46	$16.00	+54.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £2.01	$2.60	+5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.52	$1.88	+1.3%
Average			+9.8%

London vs. Princeton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.9% more for groceries

	London	Princeton
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.70	$4.04	+95.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.63	$12.86	+127.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £5.17	$4.08	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.64	$4.23	-4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.49	$11.00	+158.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.28	$3.33	+113.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.62	$1.15	+52.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.18	$2.42	+68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.47	$2.75	+53.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.56	$1.24	+80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.57	$1.67	+137.5%
Average			+76.9%

London vs. Princeton - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.5% less for transportation

	London	Princeton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £6.06	$3.45	-53.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £211.60	$199.00	-23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £29,925.17	$30,000.00	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £28.88	$25.46	-27.8%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 5.4% less for housing

	London	Princeton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £34.10	$57.33	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,321.90	$2,700.00	-4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,690.55	$1,925.00	-6.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £216.18	$137.65	-47.8%
Average			-5.4%

London vs. Princeton - Cost of housing

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pay 49.2% less for childcare

	London	Princeton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,911.61	$1,366.67	-41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £22,848.51	$12,000.00	-57.0%
Average			-49.2%

London vs. Princeton - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	London	Princeton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.77	$7.00	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.93	$5.00	+4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £16.19	$11.00	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £53.79	$172.50	+162.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £13.22	$15.00	-7.1%
Average			+20.0%

London vs. Princeton - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	London	Princeton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £79.41	$41.00	-57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £41.41	$55.00	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £94.10	$142.50	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £110.89	$202.50	+49.6%
Average			+6.2%

London vs. Princeton - Cost of clothing

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