Cost of living comparison
Peterborough is 34.8% cheaper than New York City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.3% less in Peterborough
- Groceries
-
pay 50.6% less in Peterborough
- Transportation
-
pay 8.3% more in Peterborough
- Housing
-
pay 43.2% less in Peterborough
- Childcare
-
pay 72.2% less in Peterborough
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.0% less in Peterborough
- Clothing
-
pay 28.6% less in Peterborough
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Peterborough.
If you lived in Peterborough instead of New York City, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
New York City
|
Peterborough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$17.44
£12.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.33
£7.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
|
$2.32
£1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
|
$1.87
£1.39
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
New York City
|
Peterborough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.82
|
$1.36
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.52
|
$3.98
£2.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.61
£4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
|
$3.57
£2.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.82
|
$4.32
£3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.25
|
$1.43
£1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.54
£0.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.73
£0.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$1.28
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.59
£0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.55
£0.41
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
New York City
|
Peterborough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$6.93
£5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$132.50
|
$112.31
£83.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$36,531.14
£27,140.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.40
|
$13.82
£10.27
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
New York City
|
Peterborough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.20
|
$37.82
£28.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$4,097.13
|
$1,041.30
£773.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,883.17
|
$871.79
£647.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.26
|
$158.02
£117.40
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
New York City
|
Peterborough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,253.56
|
$904.08
£671.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$59,000.00
|
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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
New York City
|
Peterborough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$5.81
£4.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.95
|
$3.76
£2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$18.73
£13.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$148.06
|
$38.75
£28.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.00
|
$16.14
£11.99
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
New York City
|
Peterborough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.92
|
$69.74
£51.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.62
|
$23.24
£17.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
|
$90.41
£67.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$168.36
|
$83.94
£62.36
|
|
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