Cost of living comparison

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West New York vs. London Cost of Living Summary

West New York is 17.0% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 22.3% less in West New York
Groceries: pay 31.2% more in West New York
Transportation: pay 36.8% less in West New York
Housing: pay 30.6% less in West New York
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in West New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in West New York
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in West New York

Expenses including transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in West New York.

West New York vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in West New York instead of London, you would:

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pay 22.3% less for restaurants

	London	West New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £21.16	$15.00	-41.9%
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	$2.37	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.52	$1.10	-40.5%
Average			-22.3%

London vs. West New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% more for groceries

	London	West New York
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	$0.69	-8.5%
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			+31.2%

London vs. West New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.8% less for transportation

	London	West New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £6.06	$3.07	-58.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £211.60	$125.00	-51.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £29,925.17	$36,344.69	-0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £28.88	??
Average			-36.8%

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pay 30.6% less for housing

	London	West New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £34.10	$50.00	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,321.90	$1,800.00	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,690.55	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £216.18	$65.00	-75.4%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	London	West New York
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	$17,500.00	-37.3%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	West New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.77	$6.00	-27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.93	$5.00	+4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £16.19	$12.00	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £53.79	$29.00	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £13.22	$20.00	+23.9%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	London	West New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £79.41	$50.00	-48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £41.41	$80.00	+58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £94.10	$86.67	-24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £110.89	$98.00	-27.6%
Average			-10.6%

London vs. West New York - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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