Cost of living comparison

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Mount Vernon vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Mount Vernon is 17.7% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% less in Mount Vernon
Groceries: pay 20.7% more in Mount Vernon
Transportation: pay 53.3% less in Mount Vernon
Housing: pay 6.6% less in Mount Vernon
Childcare: pay 2.4% less in Mount Vernon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in Mount Vernon
Clothing: pay 45.9% less in Mount Vernon

Expenses including transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and childcare are lower in Mount Vernon.

Mount Vernon vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mount Vernon instead of London, you would:

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pay 17.3% less for restaurants

	London	Mount Vernon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$19.00	-28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$11.00	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$2.17	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.75	-9.4%
Average			-17.3%

London vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% more for groceries

	London	Mount Vernon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$3.83	+77.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$5.51	-0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$4.40	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$4.65	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$2.99	-24.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$2.33	+52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.90	+7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$2.00	+39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$2.26	+37.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.31	+72.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.89	+7.0%
Average			+20.7%

London vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.3% less for transportation

	London	Mount Vernon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$4.09	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$30.00	-87.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$25,050.60	-33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$16.02	-49.5%
Average			-53.3%

London vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.6% less for housing

	London	Mount Vernon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$78.04	+82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$1,675.00	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$1,600.00	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$175.73	-31.3%
Average			-6.6%

London vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4% less for childcare

	London	Mount Vernon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$2,086.81	-15.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$31,687.50	+11.1%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Mount Vernon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$8.00	-7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$5.38	+3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$6.00	-73.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$70.72	+8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$15.00	-25.2%
Average			-18.9%

London vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.9% less for clothing

	London	Mount Vernon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$42.67	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$44.50	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$57.00	-54.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$79.00	-50.9%
Average			-45.9%

London vs. Mount Vernon - Cost of clothing

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