Cost of living comparison
London is 73.7% more expensive than Naperville.
If you lived in London instead of Naperville, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
|
Naperville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
|
$25.22
£19.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.09
£7.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
|
$2.54
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$2.08
£1.61
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
|
Naperville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
|
$4.74
£3.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
|
$6.34
£4.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
|
$3.99
£3.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
|
$4.28
£3.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$1.47
£1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.48
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.76
£1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
|
Naperville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.28
|
$7.20
£5.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.00
|
$252.24
£194.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$34,406.00
£26,545.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
£19.54
|
|
pay 50.9% more for housing
|
Naperville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.00
|
$39.12
£30.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,900.00
|
$2,697.16
£2,080.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,775.00
|
$2,027.26
£1,564.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.49
|
$284.51
£219.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Naperville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.00
|
$2,321.07
£1,790.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,136.00
|
$25,293.41
£19,515.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Naperville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$8.20
£6.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$4.56
£3.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.92
|
$18.92
£14.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.95
£45.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.50
|
$18.92
£14.60
|
|
pay 75.0% more for clothing
|
Naperville
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.67
|
$103.07
£79.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.50
|
$49.65
£38.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$112.31
£86.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
|
$123.32
£95.15
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about London or Naperville. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.