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Aliso Viejo vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Aliso Viejo is 5.3% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% more in Aliso Viejo
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Aliso Viejo
Transportation: pay 32.1% less in Aliso Viejo
Housing: pay 7.6% more in Aliso Viejo
Childcare: pay 17.1% less in Aliso Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Aliso Viejo
Clothing: pay 22.5% less in Aliso Viejo

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

Aliso Viejo vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5% more for restaurants

	London	Aliso Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$25.00	-6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$12.84	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$2.83	-9.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$2.26	+17.5%
Average			+4.5%

London vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	London	Aliso Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$4.52	+109.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$6.22	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$4.62	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$4.50	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$7.55	+91.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$2.90	+90.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.74	-11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.75	+22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$2.17	+32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.38	+82.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.22	+46.7%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 32.1% less for transportation

	London	Aliso Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$4.78	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$28,500.00	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	$19.41	-38.9%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 7.6% more for housing

	London	Aliso Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.34	$74.01	+72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	$2,800.00	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$2,500.00	+6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$153.80	-39.9%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

	London	Aliso Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$1,762.50	-29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$27,000.00	-5.3%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Aliso Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$8.00	-7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$5.67	+8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$10.50	-53.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	$50.00	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$18.00	-10.2%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 22.5% less for clothing

	London	Aliso Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$61.25	-47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$44.15	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$100.00	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$149.85	-6.9%
Average			-22.5%

London vs. Aliso Viejo - Cost of clothing

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