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Baton Rouge vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Baton Rouge is 29.4% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% less in Baton Rouge
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Baton Rouge
Transportation: pay 64.3% less in Baton Rouge
Housing: pay 21.2% less in Baton Rouge
Childcare: pay 43.7% less in Baton Rouge
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% less in Baton Rouge
Clothing: pay 42.2% less in Baton Rouge

Expenses including transportation, childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baton Rouge instead of London, you would:

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pay 32.2% less for restaurants

	London	Baton Rouge
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$15.00	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$9.50	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$2.00	-36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.25	-35.1%
Average			-32.2%

London vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	London	Baton Rouge
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$2.71	+25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$6.72	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$5.15	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$3.07	-38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$5.12	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$2.44	+59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.93	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$2.37	+65.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.77	+7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.36	+80.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.16	+39.2%
Average			+25.4%

London vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.3% less for transportation

	London	Baton Rouge
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$2.85	-60.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$56.00	-76.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$37,784.06
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$13.94	-56.1%
Average			-64.3%

London vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.2% less for housing

	London	Baton Rouge
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$73.51	+71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$1,326.00	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$1,383.33	-40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$105.62	-58.7%
Average			-21.2%

London vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of housing

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pay 43.7% less for childcare

	London	Baton Rouge
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$1,925.00	-22.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$10,000.00	-64.9%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Baton Rouge
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$5.00	-42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$6.08	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$11.00	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$52.33	-19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$12.00	-40.1%
Average			-27.3%

London vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.2% less for clothing

	London	Baton Rouge
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$35.99	-69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$42.50	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$87.75	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$78.33	-51.3%
Average			-42.2%

London vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of clothing

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