Restaurants | London Edit | Reading Edit | Difference |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 20.00 £ | 18.00 £ | -10.0 % |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 80.00 £ | 65.00 £ | -18.8 % |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 8.00 £ | 6.56 £ | -17.9 % |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 6.50 £ | 4.00 £ | -38.5 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 5.50 £ | 5.00 £ | -9.1 % |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.58 £ | 3.16 £ | -11.7 % |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 1.94 £ | 2.50 £ | +28.6 % |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.58 £ | 1.75 £ | +10.7 % |
Markets | London Edit | Reading Edit | |
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 4.95 £ | 3.63 £ | -26.7 % |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.42 £ | 0.89 £ | -37.1 % |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.90 £ | 0.73 £ | -19.0 % |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.29 £ | 2.75 £ | -16.4 % |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 3.48 £ | 2.34 £ | -32.6 % |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 3.45 £ | 2.55 £ | -26.1 % |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.75 £ | 3.36 £ | -41.7 % |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.11 £ | 1.07 £ | -3.5 % |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.58 £ | 0.54 £ | -6.5 % |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.18 £ | 1.25 £ | +5.5 % |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.37 £ | 1.02 £ | -25.3 % |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.57 £ | 0.54 £ | -4.8 % |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.54 £ | 0.43 £ | -20.7 % |
Lettuce (1 head) | 0.92 £ | 0.94 £ | +1.3 % |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 1.25 £ | 1.20 £ | -4.3 % |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 9.25 £ | 8.00 £ | -13.5 % |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.05 £ | 2.03 £ | -1.2 % |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 2.41 £ | 2.50 £ | +3.8 % |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 15.00 £ | 12.88 £ | -14.2 % |
Transportation | London Edit | Reading Edit | |
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.80 £ | 2.20 £ | -21.4 % |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 200.00 £ | 67.00 £ | -66.5 % |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.00 £ | 5.00 £ | +25.0 % |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.13 £ | 2.20 £ | -29.7 % |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 30.00 £ | 19.20 £ | -36.0 % |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 5.75 £ | 5.84 £ | +1.5 % |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 27,280.00 £ | 28,285.00 £ | +3.7 % |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 25,860.62 £ | 21,155.00 £ | -18.2 % |
Utilities (Monthly) | London Edit | Reading Edit | |
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 287.04 £ | 175.33 £ | -38.9 % |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 15.13 £ | 11.88 £ | -21.5 % |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 31.12 £ | 25.11 £ | -19.3 % |
Sports And Leisure | London Edit | Reading Edit | |
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 47.02 £ | 28.55 £ | -39.3 % |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 13.91 £ | 15.75 £ | +13.2 % |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.00 £ | 7.00 £ | -53.3 % |
Childcare | London Edit | Reading Edit | |
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,840.34 £ | 1,220.00 £ | -33.7 % |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 20,054.76 £ | 15,165.00 £ | -24.4 % |
Clothing And Shoes | London Edit | Reading Edit | |
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 82.24 £ | 55.62 £ | -32.4 % |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 39.97 £ | 45.43 £ | +13.7 % |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 88.46 £ | 58.75 £ | -33.6 % |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 93.83 £ | 70.00 £ | -25.4 % |
Rent Per Month | London Edit | Reading Edit | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 2,238.00 £ | 1,266.67 £ | -43.4 % |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,624.67 £ | 1,004.91 £ | -38.1 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 4,322.37 £ | 1,914.88 £ | -55.7 % |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,871.05 £ | 1,516.88 £ | -47.2 % |
Buy Apartment Price | London Edit | Reading Edit | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 1,311.20 £ | 383.69 £ | -70.7 % |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 716.48 £ | 368.82 £ | -48.5 % |
Salaries And Financing | London Edit | Reading Edit | |
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,209.51 £ | 2,897.18 £ | -9.7 % |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 5.60 | 5.90 | +5.4 % |
Last update: | April 2024 | April 2024 | |
Contributors in the past 12 months: | 914 | 54 |
Cost of Living in Westminster | 2.09 miles |
Cost of Living in Southwark | 3.41 miles |
Cost of Living in Ealing | 10.41 miles |
Cost of Living in Croydon | 11.15 miles |
Cost of Living in Kingston upon Thames | 11.19 miles |
Cost of Living in Barnet | 16.17 miles |
Cost of Living in Watford | 20.33 miles |
Cost of Living in Slough | 22.72 miles |
Cost of Living in Harlow | 24.88 miles |
Cost of Living in Welwyn Garden City | 25.71 miles |
Cost of Living in Wokingham | 6.83 miles |
Cost of Living in Basingstoke | 17.78 miles |
Cost of Living in Camberley | 18.76 miles |
Cost of Living in Slough | 19.50 miles |
Cost of Living in Oxford | 26.58 miles |
Cost of Living in Ealing | 33.51 miles |
Cost of Living in Kingston upon Thames | 34.88 miles |
Cost of Living in Westminster | 40.03 miles |
Cost of Living in London | 41.77 miles |
Cost of Living in Watford | 43.18 miles |