Cost of living comparison

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London vs. North Bay Cost of Living Summary

London is 84.5% more expensive than North Bay.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% more in London
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in London
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in London
Housing: pay 83.8% more in London
Childcare: pay 89.2% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.2% more in London
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in London

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

London vs. North Bay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of North Bay, you would:

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pay 58.4% more for restaurants

	North Bay	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.35 CA$19.93	$26.73 £20.15	+86.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.33 CA$12.95	$11.02 £8.31	+18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 CA$2.54	$3.12 £2.35	+70.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 CA$1.69	$1.93 £1.45	+58.1%
Average			+58.4%

North Bay vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	North Bay	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 CA$3.13	$2.16 £1.63	-4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.10 CA$14.02	$5.54 £4.17	-45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.38 CA$10.24	$6.58 £4.96	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 CA$4.54	$5.02 £3.78	+53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.11 CA$7.10	$3.95 £2.98	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 CA$2.36	$1.53 £1.15	-10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.83 £0.63	+38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 CA$2.24	$1.44 £1.08	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 CA$2.12	$1.64 £1.24	+7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 CA$1.30	$0.76 £0.57	-19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 CA$1.23	$0.83 £0.63	-6.3%
Average			-2.8%

North Bay vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	North Bay	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 CA$5.55	$7.12 £5.37	+78.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.76 CA$99.64	$240.54 £181.31	+235.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,856.70	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	+55.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.97 CA$18.01	$31.75 £23.93	+144.8%
Average			+128.3%

North Bay vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.8% more for housing

	North Bay	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.85 CA$80.34	$42.83 £32.28	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,339.50 CA$1,860.00	$3,083.09 £2,323.92	+130.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,219.90 CA$1,693.93	$2,340.14 £1,763.91	+91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.00 CA$148.58	$255.85 £192.85	+139.1%
Average			+83.8%

North Bay vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 89.2% more for childcare

	North Bay	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$896.99 CA$1,245.54	$2,480.84 £1,869.97	+176.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,986.00 CA$38,860.77	$28,512.27 £21,491.52	+1.9%
Average			+89.2%

North Bay vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 95.2% more for entertainment and sports

	North Bay	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.98	$8.69 £6.55	+72.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CA$4.38	$5.21 £3.93	+65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.92 CA$17.94	$22.72 £17.12	+75.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.40 CA$33.88	$64.95 £48.96	+166.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.23 CA$14.20	$20.05 £15.11	+96.0%
Average			+95.2%

North Bay vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	North Bay	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.06 CA$59.79	$116.11 £87.52	+169.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.94 CA$24.91	$52.02 £39.21	+190.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.79 CA$87.19	$125.96 £94.95	+100.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.33 CA$112.93	$160.88 £121.26	+97.8%
Average			+139.5%

North Bay vs. London - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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