Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 21.0% more expensive than London.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of London, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
London
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
CA$13.99
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
CA$2.83
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
London
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
CA$3.26
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
CA$9.89
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
CA$8.64
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
CA$4.46
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.44
CA$7.40
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
CA$2.63
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CA$0.77
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
CA$2.07
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CA$1.03
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CA$1.12
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
London
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
CA$5.80
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.96
CA$103.44
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.61
CA$23.98
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
London
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
CA$79.15
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,708.80
CA$2,326.95
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,419.42
CA$1,932.89
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.45
CA$155.85
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
London
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$513.72
CA$699.56
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,274.44
CA$13,991.22
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
London
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
CA$7.00
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
CA$4.54
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.27
CA$13.99
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.71
CA$67.70
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
London
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.15
CA$90.08
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.54
CA$67.46
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.60
CA$135.63
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.74
CA$139.91
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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