Cost of living comparison

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Grass Valley vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Grass Valley is 11.2% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% less in Grass Valley
Groceries: pay 38.9% more in Grass Valley
Transportation: pay 18.4% less in Grass Valley
Housing: pay 20.8% less in Grass Valley
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% less in Grass Valley
Clothing: pay 21.6% less in Grass Valley

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Grass Valley.

Grass Valley vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grass Valley instead of London, you would:

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pay 21.8% less for restaurants

	London	Grass Valley
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$20.00	-25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$8.00	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$2.75	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$1.50	-22.4%
Average			-21.8%

London vs. Grass Valley - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.9% more for groceries

	London	Grass Valley
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$4.00	+85.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$9.55	+72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$5.16	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$5.30	+5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$4.39	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$2.00	+31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.00	+19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.00	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$3.24	+97.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.00	+32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.88	+125.5%
Average			+38.9%

London vs. Grass Valley - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.4% less for transportation

	London	Grass Valley
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$4.70	-34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$36,753.89	-2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	??
Average			-18.4%

London vs. Grass Valley - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.8% less for housing

	London	Grass Valley
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.34	$60.00	+40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	$1,775.00	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$1,575.00	-32.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$133.06	-48.0%
Average			-20.8%

London vs. Grass Valley - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	London	Grass Valley
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$2,158.33	-13.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$32,215.00	+13.0%

London vs. Grass Valley - Cost of childcare

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Grass Valley
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$7.50	-13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$5.96	+14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$10.00	-56.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	$50.00	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$12.50	-37.6%
Average			-23.2%

London vs. Grass Valley - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	London	Grass Valley
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$35.00	-69.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$35.00	-32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$90.00	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$233.33	+45.0%
Average			-21.6%

London vs. Grass Valley - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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