Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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New Zealand

North Shore vs. London Cost of Living Summary

North Shore is 33.0% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% less in North Shore
Groceries: pay 4.2% less in North Shore
Transportation: pay 44.8% less in North Shore
Housing: pay 43.8% less in North Shore
Childcare: pay 58.4% less in North Shore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% less in North Shore
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in North Shore

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in North Shore.

North Shore vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Shore instead of London, you would:

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pay 21.0% less for restaurants

	London	North Shore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.22	$14.42 NZ$25.34	-46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.34	$8.65 NZ$15.20	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$2.17 NZ$3.80	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.46	$2.20 NZ$3.86	+14.0%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 4.2% less for groceries

	London	North Shore
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$1.45 NZ$2.55	-32.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.19	$4.01 NZ$7.04	-27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.98	$6.37 NZ$11.19	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.80	$5.71 NZ$10.03	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.99	$4.18 NZ$7.33	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.22 NZ$2.14	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.94 NZ$1.65	+12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.38 NZ$2.43	-3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$2.04 NZ$3.59	+24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.81 NZ$1.42	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.65 NZ$1.15	-21.5%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

	London	North Shore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.39	$6.10 NZ$10.72	-14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.95	$62.02 NZ$108.96	-74.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,591.02	$23,077.19 NZ$40,543.21	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £24.02	$15.27 NZ$26.82	-51.9%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 43.8% less for housing

	London	North Shore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.40	$48.52 NZ$85.25	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,332.05	$1,013.76 NZ$1,781.03	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,770.08	$764.53 NZ$1,343.16	-67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.53	$117.26 NZ$206.01	-54.2%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 58.4% less for childcare

	London	North Shore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,876.51	$878.54 NZ$1,543.46	-64.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,566.71	$13,628.73 NZ$23,943.66	-52.2%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	North Shore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.57	$6.92 NZ$12.16	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.94	$3.46 NZ$6.08	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.18	$24.23 NZ$42.57	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.13	$27.69 NZ$48.65	-57.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.16	$13.85 NZ$24.33	-30.9%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	London	North Shore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.82	$67.87 NZ$119.23	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.35	$38.94 NZ$68.42	-25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.28	$90.39 NZ$158.79	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.69	$109.62 NZ$192.58	-31.9%
Average			-31.7%

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