Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 8.8% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Victoria instead of London, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
London
|
Victoria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
London
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
London
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.41
|
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.20
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 13.6% more for housing
London
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
London
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.22
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
London
|
Victoria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.80
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
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