Cost of living comparison

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Cold Lake vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Cold Lake is 38.7% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% less in Cold Lake
Groceries: pay 11.9% less in Cold Lake
Transportation: pay 43.4% less in Cold Lake
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Cold Lake
Childcare: pay 71.0% less in Cold Lake
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in Cold Lake
Clothing: pay 52.0% less in Cold Lake

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Cold Lake.

Cold Lake vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cold Lake instead of London, you would:

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pay 23.8% less for restaurants

	London	Cold Lake
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$17.22 CA$23.82	-35.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$10.90 CA$15.08	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$2.09 CA$2.89	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.44 CA$1.98	-25.5%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 11.9% less for groceries

	London	Cold Lake
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.96 CA$2.71	-9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$5.50 CA$7.60	-0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$4.01 CA$5.55	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$3.52 CA$4.86	-29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$5.43 CA$7.51	+37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$2.03 CA$2.81	+33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.49 CA$0.68	-41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.81 CA$1.13	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$0.98 CA$1.35	-40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.09 CA$1.50	+43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.49 CA$0.68	-41.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 43.4% less for transportation

	London	Cold Lake
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$3.72 CA$5.14	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$16.86 CA$23.32	-46.9%
Average			-43.4%

London vs. Cold Lake - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	London	Cold Lake
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$63.09 CA$87.24	+47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$885.03 CA$1,223.86	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$861.11 CA$1,190.78	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$148.79 CA$205.76	-41.8%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 71.0% less for childcare

	London	Cold Lake
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$665.47 CA$920.24	-73.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$8,898.11 CA$12,304.75	-68.8%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Cold Lake
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$5.74 CA$7.94	-33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$3.68 CA$5.09	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$12.11 CA$16.74	-46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$12.92 CA$17.86	-35.6%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 52.0% less for clothing

	London	Cold Lake
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$28.70 CA$39.69	-75.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$35.88 CA$49.62	-31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$53.82 CA$74.42	-57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$89.70 CA$124.04	-44.2%
Average			-52.0%

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