Cost of living comparison

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London vs. Blenheim Cost of Living Summary

London is 2.1 times more expensive than Blenheim.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% more in London
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in London
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in London
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in London
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in London
Clothing: pay 88.1% more in London

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

London vs. Blenheim Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.9% more for restaurants

	Blenheim	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.32 NZ$31.14	$25.83 £21.16	+49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.75 NZ$19.33	$10.33 £8.46	-3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.41 NZ$4.34	$2.46 £2.01	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 NZ$3.30	$1.85 £1.52	+0.7%
Average			+11.9%

Blenheim vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Blenheim	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 NZ$2.86	$2.07 £1.70	+29.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.98	$5.65 £4.63	+45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.24 NZ$13.03	$6.31 £5.17	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.67 NZ$10.20	$4.45 £3.64	-21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$5.11	$4.26 £3.49	+49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.41	$1.56 £1.28	+16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 NZ$1.46	$0.75 £0.62	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.31	$1.44 £1.18	+11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.52 NZ$4.53	$1.79 £1.47	-28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.53	$0.69 £0.56	-19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.95	$0.70 £0.57	-35.2%
Average			+2.6%

Blenheim vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Blenheim	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.28 NZ$11.30	$7.39 £6.06	+17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$119.44 NZ$214.79	$258.31 £211.60	+116.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,617.83 NZ$31,681.05	$36,531.14 £29,925.17	+107.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.24 NZ$22.02	$35.26 £28.88	+188.0%
Average			+107.3%

Blenheim vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Blenheim	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.71 NZ$87.59	$41.63 £34.10	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$796.29 NZ$1,431.91	$2,834.46 £2,321.90	+256.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$567.35 NZ$1,020.24	$2,063.73 £1,690.55	+263.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.50 NZ$78.22	$263.90 £216.18	+506.7%
Average			+253.0%

Blenheim vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Blenheim	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$477.77 NZ$859.15	$2,333.60 £1,911.61	+388.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	$27,892.30 £22,848.51	+174.6%
Average			+281.5%

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Blenheim	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.97 NZ$10.74	$8.27 £6.77	+38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 NZ$6.01	$4.80 £3.93	+43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.59 NZ$42.42	$19.76 £16.19	-16.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.25 NZ$56.20	$65.66 £53.79	+110.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 NZ$19.33	$16.14 £13.22	+50.2%
Average			+45.2%

Blenheim vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 88.1% more for clothing

	Blenheim	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.33 NZ$67.12	$96.94 £79.41	+159.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.86 NZ$53.70	$50.55 £41.41	+69.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.40 NZ$153.57	$114.87 £94.10	+34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.67 NZ$128.87	$135.36 £110.89	+88.9%
Average			+88.1%

Blenheim vs. London - Cost of clothing

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