Cost of living comparison

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Milton Keynes vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Milton Keynes is 23.4% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% less in Milton Keynes
Groceries: pay 16.8% less in Milton Keynes
Transportation: pay 29.2% less in Milton Keynes
Housing: pay 25.5% less in Milton Keynes
Childcare: pay 22.4% less in Milton Keynes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Milton Keynes
Clothing: pay 25.0% less in Milton Keynes

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Milton Keynes.

Milton Keynes vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Milton Keynes instead of London, you would:

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pay 28.8% less for restaurants

	London	Milton Keynes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$20.03 £15.02	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$10.68 £8.01	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.74 £1.30	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.11 £0.83	-42.6%
Average			-28.8%

London vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

	London	Milton Keynes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.41 £1.06	-34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$4.07 £3.05	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$5.31 £3.98	-19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$3.61 £2.70	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$3.68 £2.76	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.42 £1.06	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.68 £0.51	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.31 £0.99	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.29 £0.97	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.78 £0.59	+3.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.69 £0.52	-17.1%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 29.2% less for transportation

	London	Milton Keynes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$7.18 £5.38	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$72.11 £54.06	-70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$16.69 £12.51	-47.4%
Average			-29.2%

London vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.5% less for housing

	London	Milton Keynes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$36.50 £27.36	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$1,687.10 £1,264.69	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$1,352.13 £1,013.59	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$256.75 £192.46	+0.3%
Average			-25.5%

London vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of housing

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

	London	Milton Keynes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$1,891.86 £1,418.19	-23.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$22,515.39 £16,878.10	-21.0%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Milton Keynes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$6.01 £4.50	-30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$4.62 £3.46	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$20.43 £15.32	-10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$36.72 £27.53	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$23.37 £17.52	+16.6%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 25.0% less for clothing

	London	Milton Keynes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$115.18 £86.34	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$40.06 £30.03	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$80.13 £60.06	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$96.82 £72.58	-39.8%
Average			-25.0%

London vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of clothing

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