Cost of living in London

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Food
Daily menu in the business district £13.68
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar) £5.60
1/2 Kg (1 lb.) of chicken breast £4.62
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk £1.06
12 eggs, large £2.78
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes £2.48
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese £3.78
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples £2.15
2 kg (4,5 lb.) of potatoes £2.09
0.5 l (16 oz) beer in the supermarket £1.56
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality £8.52
2 liters of Coca-Cola £1.94
bread for 2 people for 1 day £1.11
Housing
monthly rent for a 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished apartment in expensive area of the city £2,214
utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat £115
Internet 8MB (1 month) £21
40” flat screen TV £490
Microwave, known brand, 800/900 Watt £107
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) £6.70
Hourly rate for cleaning help £10.03
Clothes
1 pair of Levis 501 £74
1 summer dress in a chain store (Zara, H&M, ...) £35
1 pair of Adidas trainers £64
1 pair of average business shoes £71
Transportation
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 140 CV 6 vel. (or equivalent), with no extras, new £18,539
1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas £1.39
monthly ticket public transport £125
Taxi trip on a business day, basic tariff, 8 Km. (5 miles) £16.31
Personal Care
medicine against cold for 6 days (Frenadol, Coldrex, ...) £5.88
1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...) £3.80
Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) £2.36
Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) £3.71
4 rolls of toilet paper £2.30
Tube of toothpaste £2.13
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city £20
Entertainment
basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub £32
2 tickets to the movies £21
2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) £136
dinner out for two in Italian restaurant with wine and dessert £75
1 cocktail drink in downtown club £9.14
Capuccino in expat area of the city £2.65
1 beer in neighbourhood pub £3.81
iPod nano 16GB £131
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) £0.27
1 month of gym in business district £66
1 package of Marlboro cigarretes £7.63

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