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[quote=Anonymous]I loved living in London. Groceries -- especially produce -- are cheaper there (and yes I am obviously accounting for the exchange rate, because I am not an idiot). If you are paying as much at the supermarket in London as NYC, then you are purposely getting US products rather than nearly identical UK substitutes. I shopped primarily at Waitrose -- which is Whole Foods esque -- and my average weekly shop was about 2/3rds of what I spend here. Restaurants aren't that different in my experience; good ethnic food is comparable to NYC & similarly priced (DC ethnic food tends to be worse and more expense, except for a few specific types); cheap & cheerful type restaurants are comparable (though London has way more kids deals at these sorts of places, which makes them cheaper for family dinners); and high end places can get very expensive with more very $$$ places in London (more like NYC than DC).

I will say that our rent was much higher in London, though our flat was nice (and in zone 1). Utilities were actually comparable, as was public transport (though it's much better/more comprehensive in London than DC; again more like NYC). We didn't have a car there -- gas was $$$.

I do think it matters that the Brits have extraordinarily low student loans and most don't have private health insurance until their old enough to start having issues.[/quote]

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