Cost of living comparison

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Sutton Coldfield vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Sutton Coldfield is 23.7% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% less in Sutton Coldfield
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Sutton Coldfield
Transportation: pay 25.6% less in Sutton Coldfield
Housing: pay 8.8% less in Sutton Coldfield
Childcare: pay 34.9% less in Sutton Coldfield
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% less in Sutton Coldfield
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Sutton Coldfield

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sutton Coldfield.

Sutton Coldfield vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sutton Coldfield instead of London, you would:

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pay 30.1% less for restaurants

	London	Sutton Coldfield
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$20.03 £15.02	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$10.14 £7.60	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.74 £1.30	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.11 £0.83	-42.6%
Average			-30.1%

London vs. Sutton Coldfield - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	London	Sutton Coldfield
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.41 £1.06	-34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$4.07 £3.05	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$6.19 £4.64	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$3.61 £2.70	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$3.68 £2.76	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.10 £0.82	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.68 £0.51	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.13 £0.85	-21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.29 £0.97	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.76 £0.57	-0.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.69 £0.52	-17.1%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 25.6% less for transportation

	London	Sutton Coldfield
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$7.18 £5.38	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$106.83 £80.09	-55.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$16.66 £12.49	-47.5%
Average			-25.6%

London vs. Sutton Coldfield - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.8% less for housing

	London	Sutton Coldfield
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$36.50 £27.36	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$248.92 £186.60	-2.7%
Average			-8.8%

London vs. Sutton Coldfield - Cost of housing

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pay 34.9% less for childcare

	London	Sutton Coldfield
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$1,586.36 £1,189.18	-36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$18,918.63 £14,181.88	-33.6%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Sutton Coldfield
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$6.01 £4.50	-30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$4.57 £3.43	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$20.03 £15.02	-11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$16.03 £12.01	-20.1%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	London	Sutton Coldfield
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$97.58 £73.15	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$40.06 £30.03	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$80.13 £60.06	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$96.82 £72.58	-39.8%
Average			-28.8%

London vs. Sutton Coldfield - Cost of clothing

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