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London vs. Wagga Wagga Cost of Living Summary

London is 56.7% more expensive than Wagga Wagga.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% more in London
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in London
Transportation: pay 54.4% more in London
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in London
Childcare: pay 52.5% more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% more in London
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in London

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

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London vs. Wagga Wagga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Wagga Wagga, you would:

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pay 32.7% more for restaurants

	Wagga Wagga	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.58 A$19.76	$26.43 £19.79	+94.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.20	$10.57 £7.91	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.50	$2.95 £2.21	-4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 A$3.72	$2.16 £1.61	-15.6%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Wagga Wagga	London
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 A$4.73	$2.04 £1.53	-37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48 A$9.43	$6.36 £4.76	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 A$8.47	$6.98 £5.23	+19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 A$7.65	$5.01 £3.75	-4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 A$6.51	$4.81 £3.60	+7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 A$2.61	$1.40 £1.05	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 A$2.08	$0.63 £0.47	-55.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 A$2.31	$1.38 £1.03	-13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.36 A$3.43	$1.52 £1.14	-35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 A$2.05	$0.74 £0.55	-47.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.84	$0.80 £0.60	-36.7%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 54.4% more for transportation

	Wagga Wagga	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.38	$7.95 £5.95	+56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$245.79 £184.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$39,204.67	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	+41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.44	$31.77 £23.78	+89.2%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Wagga Wagga	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.39 A$80.62	$40.48 £30.31	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$905.11 A$1,317.29	$2,841.09 £2,127.04	+213.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.24 A$1,013.30	$2,287.10 £1,712.29	+228.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$202.49	$284.00 £212.62	+104.1%
Average			+178.6%

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pay 52.5% more for childcare

	Wagga Wagga	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,167.40 A$3,154.41	$2,857.20 £2,139.11	+31.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,516.05	$35,755.44 £26,769.06	+76.3%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Wagga Wagga	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$12.16	$9.25 £6.93	+10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 A$5.86	$5.62 £4.21	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.84	$23.46 £17.56	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.85 A$40.53	$60.55 £45.33	+117.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.67 A$22.80	$17.84 £13.36	+13.9%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Wagga Wagga	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.36 A$111.14	$113.97 £85.33	+49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$81.68	$53.96 £40.40	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$169.34	$125.54 £93.99	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.92 A$192.00	$162.46 £121.63	+23.1%
Average			+17.5%

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