Cost of living comparison
Oakland is 8.3% more expensive than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.2% more in Oakland
- Groceries
-
pay 90.9% more in Oakland
- Transportation
-
pay 41.2% less in Oakland
- Housing
-
pay 0.8% more in Oakland
- Childcare
-
pay 26.4% more in Oakland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.5% less in Oakland
- Clothing
-
pay 14.8% less in Oakland
The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Oakland are more expensive than in London. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Oakland. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Oakland.
If you lived in Oakland instead of London, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
London
|
Oakland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.14
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.65
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.82
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$2.17
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
London
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.53
|
$4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.18
|
$11.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.68
|
$5.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.29
|
$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.16
|
$6.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.16
|
$3.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.56
|
$1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.07
|
$2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.33
|
$3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.52
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
London
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.48
|
$4.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£191.37
|
$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,064.09
|
$23,536.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.12
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
London
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.84
|
$65.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,099.91
|
$2,199.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,528.92
|
$1,812.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£195.51
|
$213.87
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
London
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,728.85
|
$2,738.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,664.01
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.12
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.56
|
$5.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.64
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£48.65
|
$34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£11.96
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
London
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£71.82
|
$61.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.45
|
$45.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£85.10
|
$104.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£100.28
|
$131.92
|
|
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