Cost of living comparison

London, United Kingdom

compared to

Westminster, United Kingdom

Westminster vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Westminster is 15.8% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% less in Westminster
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Westminster
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Westminster
Housing: pay 6.5% less in Westminster
Childcare: pay 29.5% less in Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Westminster
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Westminster

Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and housing are lower in Westminster.

Westminster vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.0% less for restaurants

	London	Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £19.75	$18.73 £14.32	-27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.90	$8.39 £6.42	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.88	$2.41 £1.84	-1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.41	$1.85 £1.42	+0.1%
Average			-12.0%

London vs. Westminster - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	London	Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.58	$1.44 £1.10	-30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.32	$4.26 £3.26	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £4.82	$5.02 £3.84	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.40	$3.53 £2.70	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.26	$3.70 £2.83	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.19	$1.17 £0.90	-25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.58	$0.67 £0.51	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.10	$1.40 £1.07	-2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.37	$0.91 £0.69	-49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.53	$0.62 £0.48	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.54	$0.56 £0.43	-20.0%
Average			-20.5%

London vs. Westminster - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	London	Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.65	$6.99 £5.34	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £197.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £27,924.73	$36,531.14 £27,924.73
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £26.95	$20.92 £15.99	-40.7%
Average			-23.1%

London vs. Westminster - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.5% less for housing

	London	Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £31.82	$39.61 £30.28	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,166.69	$3,035.11 £2,320.07	+7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,577.54	$1,808.15 £1,382.17	-12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £201.73	$222.22 £169.87	-15.8%
Average			-6.5%

London vs. Westminster - Cost of housing

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pay 29.5% less for childcare

	London	Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,783.83	$1,653.17 £1,263.70	-29.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £21,321.13	$19,586.17 £14,971.84	-29.8%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.32	$6.46 £4.94	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.67	$4.66 £3.56	-3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £15.11	$18.08 £13.82	-8.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £50.19	$83.95 £64.17	+27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £12.34	$12.92 £9.87	-20.0%
Average			-5.1%

London vs. Westminster - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	London	Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £74.10	$72.88 £55.71	-24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £38.64	$62.42 £47.72	+23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £87.81	$88.26 £67.46	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £103.47	$91.70 £70.10	-32.3%
Average			-14.2%

London vs. Westminster - Cost of clothing

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