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Mission Viejo vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Mission Viejo is 16.3% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% less in Mission Viejo
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Mission Viejo
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Mission Viejo
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Mission Viejo
Childcare: pay 78.8% less in Mission Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Mission Viejo
Clothing: pay 45.7% less in Mission Viejo

Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Mission Viejo.

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Mission Viejo vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mission Viejo instead of London, you would:

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pay 16.8% less for restaurants

	London	Mission Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.79	$21.50	-18.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.91	$10.00	-5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.21	$2.00	-32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.61	$1.55	-28.2%
Average			-16.8%

London vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	London	Mission Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.53	$3.90	+91.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.76	$7.00	+10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.23	$4.00	-42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.75	$4.50	-10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.60	$6.21	+28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$2.23	+59.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$0.69	+9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$1.29	-6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$2.24	+47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$0.99	+34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$1.94	+143.0%
Average			+24.3%

London vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	London	Mission Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.95	$5.12	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £184.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	$33,499.00	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.78	$18.36	-42.2%
Average			-28.2%

London vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	London	Mission Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.31	$65.67	+62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,127.04	$2,633.33	-7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,712.29	$2,700.00	+18.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £212.62	$188.44	-33.6%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 78.8% less for childcare

	London	Mission Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,139.11	$545.83	-80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,769.06	$8,400.00	-76.5%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Mission Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.93	$5.00	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.21	$5.47	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.56	$11.86	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.33	$40.00	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.36	$12.00	-32.7%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 45.7% less for clothing

	London	Mission Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.33	$31.44	-72.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.40	$34.60	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £93.99	$72.00	-42.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.63	$139.17	-14.3%
Average			-45.7%

London vs. Mission Viejo - Cost of clothing

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