Cost of living comparison
London is 7.5% more expensive than Palo Alto.
If you lived in London instead of Palo Alto, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Palo Alto
|
London
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$25.22
£19.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$10.09
£7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$2.08
£1.58
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Palo Alto
|
London
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.44
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.26
|
$4.74
£3.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.07
|
$6.34
£4.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
|
$4.28
£3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 70.6% more for transportation
Palo Alto
|
London
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$7.20
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$252.24
£191.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$34,406.00
£26,157.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$25.33
£19.25
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Palo Alto
|
London
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.00
|
$39.12
£29.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,042.78
|
$2,697.16
£2,050.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,848.75
|
$2,027.26
£1,541.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.46
|
$284.51
£216.30
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
Palo Alto
|
London
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,158.33
|
$2,321.07
£1,764.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$47,500.00
|
$25,293.41
£19,229.56
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Palo Alto
|
London
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.20
£6.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$4.56
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$58.95
£44.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
Palo Alto
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.98
|
$103.07
£78.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
|
$49.65
£37.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.19
|
$112.31
£85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
|
$123.32
£93.75
|
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