Cost of living comparison
London is 72.9% more expensive than Newark.
- Restaurants
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pay 30.7% more in London
- Groceries
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pay 1.5% less in London
- Transportation
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pay 2.9 times more in London
- Housing
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pay 63.1% more in London
- Childcare
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pay 2.1 times more in London
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 82.4% more in London
- Clothing
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pay 33.8% more in London
The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants in London are more expensive than in Newark. Notably, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in London.
If you lived in London instead of Newark, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
Newark
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$25.83
£20.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.33
£8.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.46
£1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.85
£1.49
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Newark
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
|
$2.07
£1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.27
|
$5.65
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.67
|
$6.31
£5.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
|
$4.45
£3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
|
$4.26
£3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.56
£1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.75
£0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.44
£1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.79
£1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Newark
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.26
|
$7.39
£5.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$258.31
£207.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$36,531.14
£29,406.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.26
£28.38
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Newark
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
|
$41.63
£33.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,533.33
|
$2,834.46
£2,281.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,300.00
|
$2,063.73
£1,661.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.00
|
$263.90
£212.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Newark
|
London
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
|
$2,333.60
£1,878.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
|
$27,892.30
£22,452.16
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
Newark
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
|
$8.27
£6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
|
$4.80
£3.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.82
|
$19.76
£15.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.66
£52.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$16.14
£13.00
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Newark
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.00
|
$96.94
£78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$50.55
£40.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.33
|
$114.87
£92.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$275.00
|
$135.36
£108.96
|
|
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