Cost of living comparison

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London vs. Stockton-on-tees Cost of Living Summary

London is 74.2% more expensive than Stockton-on-tees.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% more in London
Groceries: pay 32.5% more in London
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in London
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in London
Childcare: pay 55.0% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in London
Clothing: pay 52.0% more in London

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in London are more expensive than in Stockton-on-tees. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Stockton-on-tees Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Stockton-on-tees, you would:

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pay 32.6% more for restaurants

	Stockton-on-tees	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.94	$26.73 £19.94	+33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 £6.97	$11.02 £8.22	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 £1.49	$3.12 £2.33	+55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 £1.16	$1.93 £1.44	+23.3%
Average			+32.6%

Stockton-on-tees vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% more for groceries

	Stockton-on-tees	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 £0.80	$2.16 £1.61	+102.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.45 £4.07	$5.54 £4.13	+1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 £4.58	$6.58 £4.91	+7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 £2.85	$5.02 £3.74	+31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 £2.81	$3.95 £2.95	+4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 £0.77	$1.53 £1.14	+48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 £0.68	$0.83 £0.62	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 £0.75	$1.44 £1.07	+43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 £0.63	$1.64 £1.22	+93.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 £0.59	$0.76 £0.57	-3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 £0.45	$0.83 £0.62	+37.3%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Stockton-on-tees	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.14 £5.33	$7.12 £5.31	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.74 £34.86	$240.54 £179.42	+414.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,516.21 £23,507.28	$37,798.76 £28,193.30	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.00 £17.90	$31.75 £23.68	+32.3%
Average			+116.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Stockton-on-tees	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.06 £29.88	$42.83 £31.95	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.61 £445.74	$3,083.09 £2,299.61	+415.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$500.79 £373.53	$2,340.14 £1,745.46	+367.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$225.70 £168.35	$255.85 £190.83	+13.4%
Average			+200.9%

Stockton-on-tees vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 55.0% more for childcare

	Stockton-on-tees	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,366.48 £1,019.23	$2,480.84 £1,850.41	+81.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,192.75 £16,553.11	$28,512.27 £21,266.70	+28.5%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Stockton-on-tees	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £4.98	$8.69 £6.48	+30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67 £3.48	$5.21 £3.89	+11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.29 £12.90	$22.72 £16.94	+31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.09 £44.82	$64.95 £48.45	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.02 £8.96	$20.05 £14.95	+66.8%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 52.0% more for clothing

	Stockton-on-tees	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.01 £58.93	$116.11 £86.60	+46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 £33.37	$52.02 £38.80	+16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.80 £64.00	$125.96 £93.95	+46.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.24 £60.59	$160.88 £119.99	+98.0%
Average			+52.0%

Stockton-on-tees vs. London - Cost of clothing

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