Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Canada

New Westminster vs. London Cost of Living Summary

New Westminster is 36.2% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% less in New Westminster
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in New Westminster
Transportation: pay 46.8% less in New Westminster
Housing: pay 44.5% less in New Westminster
Childcare: pay 74.8% less in New Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% less in New Westminster
Clothing: pay 39.9% less in New Westminster

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

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New Westminster vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.5% less for restaurants

	London	New Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.79	$19.29 CA$27.23	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.91	$10.16 CA$14.35	-3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.21	$1.91 CA$2.69	-35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.61	$1.59 CA$2.24	-26.4%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	London	New Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.53	$2.39 CA$3.37	+17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.76	$5.48 CA$7.74	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.23	$6.82 CA$9.63	-2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.75	$3.11 CA$4.39	-37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.60	$6.99 CA$9.86	+45.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$1.69 CA$2.39	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$0.65 CA$0.92	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$1.68 CA$2.37	+22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$1.62 CA$2.29	+6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$1.08 CA$1.52	+46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.99 CA$1.40	+23.8%
Average			+9.2%

London vs. New Westminster - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.8% less for transportation

	London	New Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.95	$4.83 CA$6.82	-39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £184.01	$91.18 CA$128.71	-62.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	$23,831.37 CA$33,641.55	-37.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.78	$16.13 CA$22.77	-49.2%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	London	New Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.31	$64.13 CA$90.53	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,127.04	$1,548.87 CA$2,186.47	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,712.29	$1,315.08 CA$1,856.43	-42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £212.62	$106.52 CA$150.37	-62.5%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 74.8% less for childcare

	London	New Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,139.11	$771.51 CA$1,089.11	-73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,769.06	$8,416.52 CA$11,881.18	-76.5%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	New Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.93	$5.96 CA$8.42	-35.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.21	$3.51 CA$4.95	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.56	$15.43 CA$21.78	-34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.33	$32.96 CA$46.53	-45.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.36	$11.92 CA$16.83	-33.2%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 39.9% less for clothing

	London	New Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.33	$51.90 CA$73.27	-54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.40	$41.21 CA$58.17	-23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £93.99	$79.26 CA$111.88	-36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.63	$96.44 CA$136.14	-40.6%
Average			-39.9%

London vs. New Westminster - Cost of clothing

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