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Lake Charles vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Lake Charles is 25.8% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% less in Lake Charles
Groceries: pay 28.0% more in Lake Charles
Transportation: pay 37.3% less in Lake Charles
Housing: pay 28.7% less in Lake Charles
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Lake Charles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Lake Charles
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in Lake Charles

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

Lake Charles vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% less for restaurants

	London	Lake Charles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$26.00	-2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$10.00	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$1.65	-47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$2.10	+9.3%
Average			-12.5%

London vs. Lake Charles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.0% more for groceries

	London	Lake Charles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$4.10	+89.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$7.67	+38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$5.25	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$4.54	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$4.97	+25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.99	+30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.59	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$0.89	-38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$2.46	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.91	+151.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.99	+19.0%
Average			+28.0%

London vs. Lake Charles - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.3% less for transportation

	London	Lake Charles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$2.98	-58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$36,884.90	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	$15.43	-51.4%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 28.7% less for housing

	London	Lake Charles
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	$1,050.00	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$1,000.00	-57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$174.91	-31.6%
Average			-28.7%

London vs. Lake Charles - Cost of housing

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	London	Lake Charles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$1,563.89	-37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$10,230.00	-64.1%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Lake Charles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$6.00	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$4.42	-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$8.50	-62.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	$32.00	-50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$11.50	-42.6%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	London	Lake Charles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$47.50	-59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$43.00	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$71.00	-43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$100.00	-37.8%
Average			-39.5%

London vs. Lake Charles - Cost of clothing

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