Cost of living comparison

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Sunshine Coast vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Sunshine Coast is 36.1% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% less in Sunshine Coast
Groceries: pay 3.9% less in Sunshine Coast
Transportation: pay 50.4% less in Sunshine Coast
Housing: pay 45.4% less in Sunshine Coast
Childcare: pay 81.5% less in Sunshine Coast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% less in Sunshine Coast
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Sunshine Coast

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunshine Coast instead of London, you would:

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pay 18.1% less for restaurants

	London	Sunshine Coast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.98	$14.72 A$22.24	-44.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$8.93 A$13.49	-19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$2.18 A$3.30	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$2.34 A$3.53	+21.3%
Average			-18.1%

London vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.9% less for groceries

	London	Sunshine Coast
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$1.86 A$2.81	-13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$3.78 A$5.71	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$4.77 A$7.20	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$4.34 A$6.56	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$4.04 A$6.10	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.23 A$1.86	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.07 A$1.61	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$1.62 A$2.45	+13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.78 A$2.68	+8.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.88 A$1.33	+16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.79 A$1.20	-4.6%
Average			-3.9%

London vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.4% less for transportation

	London	Sunshine Coast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.32	$4.40 A$6.64	-38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.81	$37.61 A$56.84	-84.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,254.42	$29,060.36 A$43,911.22	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.73	$14.01 A$21.17	-55.9%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 45.4% less for housing

	London	Sunshine Coast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.02	$44.16 A$66.72	+3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,304.60	$1,103.92 A$1,668.06	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,749.24	$945.28 A$1,428.35	-59.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.25	$100.05 A$151.18	-60.9%
Average			-45.4%

London vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of housing

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pay 81.5% less for childcare

	London	Sunshine Coast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,854.42	$294.38 A$444.82	-88.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,312.81	$7,156.66 A$10,813.96	-74.9%
Average			-81.5%

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pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Sunshine Coast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.49	$6.54 A$9.88	-24.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.89	$3.50 A$5.30	-32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.98	$23.55 A$35.59	+3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.55	$49.88 A$75.37	-23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.98	$13.08 A$19.77	-34.7%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	London	Sunshine Coast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.79	$60.51 A$91.43	-47.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.89	$48.28 A$72.95	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.16	$90.28 A$136.41	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.25	$94.86 A$143.33	-41.0%
Average			-31.1%

London vs. Sunshine Coast - Cost of clothing

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