Cost of living comparison
London is 0.7% more expensive than San Francisco.
If you lived in London instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
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San Francisco
|
London
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$25.83
£20.61
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.33
£8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
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pay 43.4% less for groceries
|
San Francisco
|
London
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.86
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.38
|
$5.65
£4.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
|
$6.31
£5.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
|
$4.45
£3.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
|
$4.26
£3.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$1.56
£1.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.74
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
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pay 69.2% more for transportation
|
San Francisco
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
|
$7.39
£5.90
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.00
|
$258.31
£206.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,753.89
|
$36,531.14
£29,153.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
|
$35.26
£28.14
|
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pay 8.5% less for housing
|
San Francisco
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.19
|
$41.63
£33.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,110.17
|
$2,834.46
£2,262.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,750.00
|
$2,063.73
£1,646.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.16
|
$263.90
£210.61
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
|
San Francisco
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,829.63
|
$2,333.60
£1,862.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,000.00
|
$27,892.30
£22,259.53
|
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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Francisco
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.27
£6.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.64
|
$4.80
£3.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$19.76
£15.77
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.53
|
$65.66
£52.40
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$16.14
£12.88
|
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pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
San Francisco
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.43
|
$96.94
£77.36
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.08
|
$50.55
£40.34
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.32
|
$114.87
£91.67
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.92
|
$135.36
£108.03
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