Cost of living comparison

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Isle of Wight vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Isle of Wight is 23.5% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% less in Isle of Wight
Groceries: pay 30.1% less in Isle of Wight
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Isle of Wight
Housing: pay 37.7% less in Isle of Wight
Childcare: pay 24.3% less in Isle of Wight
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% less in Isle of Wight
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Isle of Wight

Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Isle of Wight.

Isle of Wight vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Isle of Wight instead of London, you would:

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pay 21.5% less for restaurants

	London	Isle of Wight
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.15	$17.37 £13.09	-35.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.31	$9.35 £7.05	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.35	$2.03 £1.53	-35.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$1.92 £1.44	-0.6%
Average			-21.5%

London vs. Isle of Wight - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.1% less for groceries

	London	Isle of Wight
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$0.99 £0.75	-54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.17	$5.01 £3.78	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.96	$5.49 £4.14	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.78	$3.78 £2.85	-24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$3.82 £2.88	-3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.15 £0.87	-24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.55 £0.41	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.27 £0.96	-11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$1.21 £0.91	-26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.18 £0.14	-76.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.42 £0.32	-49.7%
Average			-30.1%

London vs. Isle of Wight - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	London	Isle of Wight
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.37	$7.09 £5.34	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.31	$138.98 £104.76	-42.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	$37,798.76 £28,491.34
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.93	$42.92 £32.35	+35.2%
Average			-2.5%

London vs. Isle of Wight - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.7% less for housing

	London	Isle of Wight
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.28	$44.10 £33.24	+3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,323.92	$1,002.27 £755.47	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,763.91	$798.47 £601.86	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £192.85	$203.88 £153.68	-20.3%
Average			-37.7%

London vs. Isle of Wight - Cost of housing

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pay 24.3% less for childcare

	London	Isle of Wight
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,869.97	$1,781.80 £1,343.06	-28.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,491.52	$22,691.28 £17,103.87	-20.4%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Isle of Wight
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.55	$6.68 £5.04	-23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$4.66 £3.51	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.12	$20.05 £15.11	-11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.96	$36.08 £27.20	-44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.11	$13.36 £10.07	-33.3%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	London	Isle of Wight
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.52	$75.73 £57.08	-34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.21	$48.38 £36.46	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.95	$109.14 £82.26	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.26	$96.89 £73.03	-39.8%
Average			-23.8%

London vs. Isle of Wight - Cost of clothing

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