Cost of living comparison

Palmer (AK), United States

compared to

London, United Kingdom

London vs. Palmer Cost of Living Summary

London is 59.7% more expensive than Palmer.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in London
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in London
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in London
Housing: pay 56.8% more in London
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in London
Clothing: pay 42.9% more in London

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

London vs. Palmer Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Palmer	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00	$25.83 £19.04	+23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50	$10.33 £7.62	-10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38	$2.46 £1.81	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.85 £1.36	-7.5%
Average			+2.2%

Palmer vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Palmer	London
Bread 1 loaf	$3.99	$2.07 £1.53	-48.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.17	$5.65 £4.16	-8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18	$6.31 £4.65	+51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.10	$4.45 £3.28	+43.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.79	$4.26 £3.14	-26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.31	$1.56 £1.15	-52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89	$0.75 £0.56	-15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.75	$1.44 £1.06	-47.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.23	$1.79 £1.32	-44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96	$0.69 £0.51	-28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.41	$0.70 £0.52	-50.3%
Average			-20.7%

Palmer vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Palmer	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04	$7.39 £5.45	+83.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$258.31 £190.42	+330.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,000.00	$36,531.14 £26,930.43	+58.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.42	$35.26 £25.99	+114.7%
Average			+146.8%

Palmer vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.8% more for housing

	Palmer	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$129.33	$41.63 £30.69	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,350.00	$2,834.46 £2,089.54	+110.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,175.00	$2,063.73 £1,521.37	+75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.18	$263.90 £194.55	+109.2%
Average			+56.8%

Palmer vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Palmer	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$962.50	$2,333.60 £1,720.31	+142.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,350.00	$27,892.30 £20,561.95	+169.5%
Average			+156.0%

Palmer vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Palmer	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$8.27 £6.09	+37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75	$4.80 £3.54	+1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.90	$19.76 £14.57	+81.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.00	$65.66 £48.41	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00	$16.14 £11.90	+61.4%
Average			+33.8%

Palmer vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.9% more for clothing

	Palmer	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.80	$96.94 £71.46	+102.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.00	$50.55 £37.26	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.58	$114.87 £84.68	+22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.25	$135.36 £99.79	+33.7%
Average			+42.9%

Palmer vs. London - Cost of clothing

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