Cost of living comparison

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London vs. Aliso Viejo Cost of Living Summary

London is 17.6% more expensive than Aliso Viejo.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in London
Groceries: pay 19.2% less in London
Transportation: pay 48.4% more in London
Housing: pay 7.0% more in London
Childcare: pay 23.2% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in London
Clothing: pay 35.2% more in London

The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing in London are more expensive than in Aliso Viejo. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in London.

London vs. Aliso Viejo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Aliso Viejo, you would:

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Aliso Viejo	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$26.73 £20.18	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.84	$11.02 £8.33	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$3.12 £2.36	+10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.26	$1.93 £1.45	-14.9%
Average			-2.9%

Aliso Viejo vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% less for groceries

	Aliso Viejo	London
Bread 1 loaf	$4.52	$2.16 £1.63	-52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.22	$5.54 £4.18	-11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62	$6.58 £4.97	+42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50	$5.02 £3.79	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.55	$3.95 £2.98	-47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.90	$1.53 £1.15	-47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.83 £0.63	+12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$1.44 £1.09	-18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17	$1.64 £1.24	-24.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38	$0.76 £0.57	-45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22	$0.83 £0.63	-31.8%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 48.4% more for transportation

	Aliso Viejo	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.78	$7.12 £5.38	+49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$240.54 £181.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	+32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.41	$31.75 £23.98	+63.6%
Average			+48.4%

Aliso Viejo vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.0% more for housing

	Aliso Viejo	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.01	$42.83 £32.34	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,800.00	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,500.00	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	-6.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.80	$255.85 £193.21	+66.4%
Average			+7.0%

Aliso Viejo vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 23.2% more for childcare

	Aliso Viejo	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,762.50	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	+40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,000.00	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	+5.6%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Aliso Viejo	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$8.69 £6.56	+8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.67	$5.21 £3.93	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.50	$22.72 £17.16	+116.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$64.95 £49.05	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$20.05 £15.14	+11.4%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 35.2% more for clothing

	Aliso Viejo	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25	$116.11 £87.68	+89.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.15	$52.02 £39.29	+17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00	$125.96 £95.13	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$149.85	$160.88 £121.49	+7.4%
Average			+35.2%

Aliso Viejo vs. London - Cost of clothing

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