Cost of living comparison

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Jersey City vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Jersey City is 6.9% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% less in Jersey City
Groceries: pay 47.7% more in Jersey City
Transportation: pay 38.0% less in Jersey City
Housing: pay 1.3% more in Jersey City
Childcare: pay 13.2% less in Jersey City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% less in Jersey City
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Jersey City

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

Jersey City vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jersey City instead of London, you would:

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pay 12.3% less for restaurants

	London	Jersey City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$18.00	-32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$13.00	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$2.28	-26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.78	-7.6%
Average			-12.3%

London vs. Jersey City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.7% more for groceries

	London	Jersey City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$4.05	+87.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$8.73	+57.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$4.83	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$5.33	+6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$5.62	+42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$2.87	+88.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.89	+6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$2.16	+50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$2.37	+44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.41	+86.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.51	+81.5%
Average			+47.7%

London vs. Jersey City - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.0% less for transportation

	London	Jersey City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$3.30	-53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$110.00	-54.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$35,911.24	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$19.40	-38.9%
Average			-38.0%

London vs. Jersey City - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.3% more for housing

	London	Jersey City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$63.75	+48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$3,437.50	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$2,442.86	+4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$103.54	-59.5%
Average			+1.3%

London vs. Jersey City - Cost of housing

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pay 13.2% less for childcare

	London	Jersey City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$2,250.00	-9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$23,666.67	-17.0%
Average			-13.2%

London vs. Jersey City - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Jersey City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$7.00	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$5.50	+5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$11.98	-47.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$66.00	+1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$17.00	-15.2%
Average			-14.9%

London vs. Jersey City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	London	Jersey City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$67.90	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$63.33	+21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$77.50	-38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$133.75	-16.9%
Average			-18.8%

London vs. Jersey City - 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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