Cost of living comparison
London is 17.6% more expensive than San Diego.
If you lived in London instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
|
San Diego
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.50
|
$25.83
£20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.33
£8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$2.46
£1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$1.85
£1.43
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$2.07
£1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$5.65
£4.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$6.31
£4.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$4.45
£3.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$4.26
£3.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.56
£1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.44
£1.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.79
£1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.69
£0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.70
£0.54
|
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pay 96.9% more for transportation
|
San Diego
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$7.39
£5.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$258.31
£199.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,376.95
|
$36,531.14
£28,280.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$35.26
£27.30
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.11
|
$41.63
£32.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,839.47
|
$2,834.46
£2,194.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,284.17
|
$2,063.73
£1,597.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.96
|
$263.90
£204.30
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
|
San Diego
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,754.29
|
$2,333.60
£1,806.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$27,892.30
£21,592.66
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.27
£6.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$4.80
£3.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
|
$19.76
£15.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.21
|
$65.66
£50.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$16.14
£12.50
|
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pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
San Diego
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
|
$96.94
£75.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.66
|
$50.55
£39.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$114.87
£88.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.86
|
$135.36
£104.79
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