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Richmond Hill vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Richmond Hill is 34.8% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% less in Richmond Hill
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Richmond Hill
Transportation: pay 48.6% less in Richmond Hill
Housing: pay 21.6% less in Richmond Hill
Childcare: pay 67.2% less in Richmond Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.3% less in Richmond Hill
Clothing: pay 40.3% less in Richmond Hill

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing are lower in Richmond Hill.

Richmond Hill vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richmond Hill instead of London, you would:

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pay 34.0% less for restaurants

	London	Richmond Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$14.75 CA$20.39	-44.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$9.35 CA$12.93	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.83 CA$2.53	-41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.26 CA$1.74	-34.7%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	London	Richmond Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$2.26 CA$3.13	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$3.97 CA$5.49	-28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$11.81 CA$16.33	+79.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$3.28 CA$4.53	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$5.13 CA$7.09	+29.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.80 CA$2.48	+17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.60 CA$0.83	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.47 CA$2.04	+2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.54 CA$2.13	-6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.11 CA$1.53	+46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.93 CA$1.29	+11.9%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 48.6% less for transportation

	London	Richmond Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$4.05 CA$5.60	-43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$110.79 CA$153.21	-53.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$12.00 CA$16.59	-62.2%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 21.6% less for housing

	London	Richmond Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$56.36 CA$77.93	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$1,755.41 CA$2,427.47	-43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$1,798.58 CA$2,487.16	-23.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$123.78 CA$171.18	-51.6%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

	London	Richmond Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$647.49 CA$895.38	-73.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$11,271.09 CA$15,586.22	-60.5%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Richmond Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$5.04 CA$6.96	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$3.17 CA$4.38	-39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$12.95 CA$17.91	-43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$43.17 CA$59.69	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$11.26 CA$15.57	-43.8%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 40.3% less for clothing

	London	Richmond Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$60.43 CA$83.57	-48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$43.17 CA$59.69	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$62.95 CA$87.05	-50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$86.33 CA$119.38	-46.3%
Average			-40.3%

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