Cost of living comparison

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Montclair vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Montclair is 2.8% more expensive than London.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Montclair
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Montclair
Transportation: pay 32.8% less in Montclair
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Montclair
Childcare: pay 43.2% more in Montclair
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Montclair
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in Montclair

The cost of childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Montclair are more expensive than in London. Expenses including transportation, clothing, housing, and restaurants are lower in Montclair.

Montclair vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	London	Montclair
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £21.16	$17.50	-32.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £8.46	$10.00	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £2.01	$3.00	+22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.52	$2.00	+7.8%
Average			-1.4%

London vs. Montclair - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	London	Montclair
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.70	$4.08	+97.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.63	$3.31	-41.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £5.17	$4.19	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.64	$3.46	-22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.49	$5.00	+17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.28	$2.45	+56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.62	$1.04	+37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.18	$2.25	+56.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.47	$2.47	+37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.56	$1.14	+65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.57	$1.53	+117.6%
Average			+35.3%

London vs. Montclair - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.8% less for transportation

	London	Montclair
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £6.06	$3.66	-50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £211.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £29,925.17	$35,000.00	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £28.88	$19.90	-43.6%
Average			-32.8%

London vs. Montclair - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	London	Montclair
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £34.10	$61.32	+47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,321.90	$2,266.67	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,690.55	$1,550.00	-24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £216.18	$130.00	-50.7%
Average			-12.1%

London vs. Montclair - Cost of housing

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pay 43.2% more for childcare

	London	Montclair
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,911.61	$1,750.00	-25.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £22,848.51	$59,000.00	+111.5%
Average			+43.2%

London vs. Montclair - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	London	Montclair
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.77	$8.00	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.93	$5.00	+4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £16.19	$13.50	-31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £53.79	$80.00	+21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £13.22	$20.00	+23.9%
Average			+3.0%

London vs. Montclair - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	London	Montclair
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £79.41	$68.92	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £41.41	$45.62	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £94.10	$100.00	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £110.89	$120.00	-11.3%
Average			-15.7%

London vs. Montclair - Cost of clothing

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