Cost of living comparison

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Yucca Valley vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Yucca Valley is 16.2% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% less in Yucca Valley
Groceries: pay 42.9% more in Yucca Valley
Transportation: pay 30.1% less in Yucca Valley
Housing: pay 45.3% less in Yucca Valley
Childcare: pay 17.1% less in Yucca Valley
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.7% less in Yucca Valley
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Yucca Valley

Expenses including housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Yucca Valley.

Yucca Valley vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yucca Valley instead of London, you would:

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pay 5.4% less for restaurants

	London	Yucca Valley
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.98	$14.00	-47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$13.00	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$2.83	-9.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$2.26	+17.5%
Average			-5.4%

London vs. Yucca Valley - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.9% more for groceries

	London	Yucca Valley
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$4.52	+109.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$6.61	+19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$4.71	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$7.43	+47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$4.00	+1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$2.60	+70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.27	+51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$2.00	+39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$2.17	+32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.38	+82.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.22	+46.7%
Average			+42.9%

London vs. Yucca Valley - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

	London	Yucca Valley
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.32	$4.73	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,254.42	$32,727.50	-13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.73	$18.01	-43.3%
Average			-30.1%

London vs. Yucca Valley - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.3% less for housing

	London	Yucca Valley
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.02	$40.00	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,304.60	$1,283.33	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,749.24	$1,125.00	-51.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.25	$91.29	-64.3%
Average			-45.3%

London vs. Yucca Valley - Cost of housing

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

	London	Yucca Valley
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,854.42	$1,762.50	-29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,312.81	$27,000.00	-5.3%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Yucca Valley
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.49	$4.50	-48.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.89	$5.76	+10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.98	$11.50	-49.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.55	$35.00	-46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.98	$18.00	-10.2%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	London	Yucca Valley
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.79	$55.00	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.89	$44.15	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.16	$85.00	-32.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.25	$130.00	-19.2%
Average			-29.9%

London vs. Yucca Valley - Cost of clothing

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