Cost of living comparison

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London vs. Milton Keynes Cost of Living Summary

London is 41.1% more expensive than Milton Keynes.

Restaurants: pay 47.6% more in London
Groceries: pay 22.2% more in London
Transportation: pay 80.8% more in London
Housing: pay 43.2% more in London
Childcare: pay 28.9% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% more in London
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in London

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in London are more expensive than in Milton Keynes. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Milton Keynes Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Milton Keynes, you would:

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pay 47.6% more for restaurants

	Milton Keynes	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £15.02	$26.73 £20.04	+33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.01	$11.02 £8.26	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$3.12 £2.34	+79.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$1.93 £1.44	+74.2%
Average			+47.6%

Milton Keynes vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.2% more for groceries

	Milton Keynes	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.06	$2.16 £1.62	+53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$5.54 £4.15	+36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.98	$6.58 £4.93	+24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$5.02 £3.76	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$3.95 £2.96	+7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.53 £1.14	+7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.83 £0.63	+23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.99	$1.44 £1.08	+9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$1.64 £1.23	+27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$0.76 £0.57	-3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$0.83 £0.62	+20.7%
Average			+22.2%

Milton Keynes vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.8% more for transportation

	Milton Keynes	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.38	$7.12 £5.34	-0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.11 £54.06	$240.54 £180.32	+233.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.51	$31.75 £23.80	+90.2%
Average			+80.8%

Milton Keynes vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.2% more for housing

	Milton Keynes	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.36	$42.83 £32.11	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,687.10 £1,264.69	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	+82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,352.13 £1,013.59	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	+73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.46	$255.85 £191.79	-0.3%
Average			+43.2%

Milton Keynes vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 28.9% more for childcare

	Milton Keynes	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,418.19	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	+31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,878.10	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	+26.6%
Average			+28.9%

Milton Keynes vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Milton Keynes	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.50	$8.69 £6.51	+44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 £3.46	$5.21 £3.90	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.43 £15.32	$22.72 £17.03	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.72 £27.53	$64.95 £48.69	+76.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.37 £17.52	$20.05 £15.03	-14.2%
Average			+26.2%

Milton Keynes vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	Milton Keynes	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.18 £86.34	$116.11 £87.04	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £30.03	$52.02 £39.00	+29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £60.06	$125.96 £94.43	+57.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.58	$160.88 £120.60	+66.2%
Average			+38.5%

Milton Keynes vs. London - Cost of clothing

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