London cheaper than Moscow & Tokyo

London is not cheap, but according to an annual survey of over 140 cities comparing the prices of 200 items and services, the UK capital is less expensive than Moscow and Tokyo. The consultancy, Mercer, conducted based its survey on March, 2008.

The company used New York as its guide city, giving it a notional score of 100 points. Peter Stiff reported in The Times, on Thursday July 24, that "London had an index of 125 compared with 126.3 in 2007, with sterling relatively stable against the dollar."

According to the survey on average a cup of coffee complete with service cost, on average, £2.20 in London, whereas a coffee would set you back £5.19 in Moscow and £2.57 in Tokyo.

An international paper was less than half the price (£1.50) in the UK as it was in Moscow (£3.05).

Let's not kid ourselves, London ain't cheap either. Unsurprisingly, London was more expensive than Moscow and New York when the average price for renting out a luxury two bedroom unfurnished apartment was calculated. Tokyo came top of that particular pile.

Visitors to London have every right to expect value for money, too.

There are five Walk Talk Tours of London which customers can download to their iPod, MP3 player, mobile phone, blackberry or 3G phone. Each Walk Talk Tour, London downloadable travel guide is composed of commentary points. Listeners hear about the personalities and landmarks that have shaped the British capital. At the end of each commentary point, listeners receive instructions explaining how to get to the next commentary point. Walk Talk Tourists are then asked to press pause at the end of that track. Listeners then press play when they reach the next commentary point.

Each Walk Talk Tour comes complete with a downloadable map - for you to print off - so you won't miss a thing.

With a Walk Talk Tour, London visitor guide, you're in charge. No need to feel like you stick out like a sore thumb with a guidebook in your hands, or struggle to follow - let alone hear or understand - the tour guide with the umbrella.

All the Walk Talk Tours of London are available in English, French, German and Spanish. All of the tours with the exception of the longer City & South Bank Circular podcast guided tour can be completed in two hours, though with a Walk Talk Tour you have the flexibility to stop and start as you see fit - or the weather dictates.

Walk Talk Tours are professionally produced. Each Walk Talk Tour audio downloadable walking tour of London costs just £5.95. Customers purchasing two tours simultaneously will receive a twenty per cent discount. Buy three or more at the same time and receive thirty per cent off.

Make the most of your Walk Talk Tour mp3 guided tour by checking out our Where & When pages before you begin your tour to ascertain the opening times and admission charges for many of the key attractions and spectacles on each tour's route. Some of the top Museums and Galleries in London are free like Tate Modern, the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. To hear an audio sample from the Museums, Galleries & Performing Arts mp3 guided tour (which takes in the latter two aforementioned galleries) please click here.

Understandably, many tourists in London want to enjoy the pageantry associated with the Royal Family. Keen to see Mounting the Guard and Changing the Guard? You can walk the coronation procession, in reverse, from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace on the Palace Trail, London tour guide. Have a look at the Palace Trail's Where & When pages to find out the dates and times of Mounting the Guard and Changing the Guard.