Cost of living comparison
London is 0.3% more expensive than Irvine.
If you lived in London instead of Irvine, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Irvine
|
London
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$25.22
£19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.09
£7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.10
|
$2.54
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Irvine
|
London
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.98
|
$1.96
£1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
|
$4.74
£3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
|
$6.34
£4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$3.99
£3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.60
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.47
£1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$1.48
£1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Irvine
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
|
$7.20
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$133.50
|
$252.24
£198.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,500.00
|
$34,406.00
£27,012.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.00
|
$25.33
£19.88
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Irvine
|
London
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.00
|
$39.12
£30.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,728.08
|
$2,697.16
£2,117.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,980.71
|
$2,027.26
£1,591.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.31
|
$284.51
£223.37
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Irvine
|
London
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,871.43
|
$2,321.07
£1,822.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,700.00
|
$25,293.41
£19,858.21
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Irvine
|
London
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.20
£6.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.75
|
$4.56
£3.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.84
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$123.33
|
$58.95
£46.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.00
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Irvine
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.00
|
$103.07
£80.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.67
|
$49.65
£38.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.67
|
$112.31
£88.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
|
$123.32
£96.82
|
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