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Medicine Hat vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Medicine Hat is 38.4% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% less in Medicine Hat
Groceries: pay 13.6% less in Medicine Hat
Transportation: pay 53.8% less in Medicine Hat
Housing: pay 35.8% less in Medicine Hat
Childcare: pay 55.6% less in Medicine Hat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% less in Medicine Hat
Clothing: pay 52.0% less in Medicine Hat

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Medicine Hat.

Medicine Hat vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Medicine Hat instead of London, you would:

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pay 24.4% less for restaurants

	London	Medicine Hat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.15	$15.07 CA$20.93	-43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.31	$10.05 CA$13.95	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.35	$2.00 CA$2.78	-35.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$1.75 CA$2.42	-9.4%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 13.6% less for groceries

	London	Medicine Hat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$1.82 CA$2.53	-15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.17	$4.07 CA$5.65	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.96	$5.58 CA$7.75	-15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.78	$3.24 CA$4.50	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$4.94 CA$6.86	+25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.70 CA$2.36	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.59 CA$0.83	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.12 CA$1.56	-22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$1.49 CA$2.07	-9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.65 CA$0.90	-14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.67 CA$0.93	-19.1%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 53.8% less for transportation

	London	Medicine Hat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.37	$3.71 CA$5.15	-48.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.31	$50.59 CA$70.25	-79.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	$24,382.26 CA$33,856.70	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.93	$15.07 CA$20.93	-52.5%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 35.8% less for housing

	London	Medicine Hat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.28	$60.15 CA$83.52	+40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,323.92	$801.31 CA$1,112.68	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,763.91	$717.59 CA$996.43	-69.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £192.85	$152.49 CA$211.75	-40.4%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 55.6% less for childcare

	London	Medicine Hat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,869.97	$841.80 CA$1,168.90	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,491.52	$15,667.38 CA$21,755.39	-45.1%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Medicine Hat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.55	$5.74 CA$7.97	-33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$3.72 CA$5.16	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.12	$11.48 CA$15.94	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.96	$54.78 CA$76.06	-15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.11	$12.20 CA$16.94	-39.1%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 52.0% less for clothing

	London	Medicine Hat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.52	$51.67 CA$71.74	-55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.21	$26.91 CA$37.37	-48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.95	$67.45 CA$93.66	-46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.26	$68.17 CA$94.66	-57.6%
Average			-52.0%

London vs. Medicine Hat - Cost of clothing

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