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Niagara Falls vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Niagara Falls is 17.1% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Niagara Falls
Groceries: pay 44.0% more in Niagara Falls
Transportation: pay 41.4% less in Niagara Falls
Housing: pay 21.0% less in Niagara Falls
Childcare: pay 42.9% less in Niagara Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Niagara Falls
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Niagara Falls

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Niagara Falls instead of London, you would:

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	London	Niagara Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$25.00	-6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$12.00	+8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$2.67	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$2.00	+3.8%
Average			-2.1%

London vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.0% more for groceries

	London	Niagara Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$3.39	+57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$6.40	+15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$3.44	-47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$3.96	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$3.80	-3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$2.71	+77.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.70	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$2.52	+75.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$2.87	+75.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.85	+144.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.89	+127.2%
Average			+44.0%

London vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.4% less for transportation

	London	Niagara Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$3.32	-53.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	$55.00	-77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$36,344.69	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	$21.77	-31.4%
Average			-41.4%

London vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.0% less for housing

	London	Niagara Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.34	$74.35	+73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	$1,050.00	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$900.00	-61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$178.92	-30.1%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	London	Niagara Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$1,300.00	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$17,625.00	-38.2%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Niagara Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$6.89	-20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$5.44	+4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$13.00	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	$40.00	-38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$15.00	-25.2%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	London	Niagara Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$46.00	-60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$46.13	-11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$93.75	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$114.75	-28.7%
Average			-31.5%

London vs. Niagara Falls - Cost of clothing

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