Cost of living comparison

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New Rochelle vs. London Cost of Living Summary

New Rochelle is 13.5% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% less in New Rochelle
Groceries: pay 45.7% more in New Rochelle
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in New Rochelle
Housing: pay 2.1% less in New Rochelle
Childcare: pay 36.7% less in New Rochelle
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in New Rochelle
Clothing: pay 34.5% less in New Rochelle

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in New Rochelle.

New Rochelle vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Rochelle instead of London, you would:

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pay 11.9% less for restaurants

	London	New Rochelle
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.99	$18.00	-32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$13.00	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$2.33	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.78	-7.6%
Average			-11.9%

London vs. New Rochelle - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.7% more for groceries

	London	New Rochelle
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$4.25	+96.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$6.24	+12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$4.83	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$5.33	+6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$5.62	+42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$2.87	+88.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.29	+54.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$2.00	+39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$2.00	+21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.41	+86.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.51	+81.5%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	London	New Rochelle
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.33	$3.33	-53.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.89	$130.00	-46.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,267.08	$35,911.24	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.74	$19.40	-38.9%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 2.1% less for housing

	London	New Rochelle
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.03	$63.75	+48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,305.63	$3,012.50	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,750.03	$2,000.00	-14.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.33	$152.94	-40.2%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 36.7% less for childcare

	London	New Rochelle
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,855.25	$1,750.00	-29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,322.36	$16,000.00	-43.9%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	New Rochelle
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.50	$7.00	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$5.91	+13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.99	$15.00	-34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.57	$35.00	-46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.99	$18.00	-10.2%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 34.5% less for clothing

	London	New Rochelle
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.83	$55.00	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.90	$36.33	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.20	$77.50	-38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.31	$133.75	-16.9%
Average			-34.5%

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