Cost of living comparison
London is 2.8 times more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in London instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
$25.22
£19.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR143.94
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.98
|
$2.54
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR31.69
|
$2.08
£1.61
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
|
Victoria
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR26.49
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
$4.74
£3.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR120.31
|
$6.34
£4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR54.71
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
$4.28
£3.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.39
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
$1.48
£1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR50.81
|
$1.76
£1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.99
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR8.15
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Victoria
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR81.38
|
$7.20
£5.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR375.14
|
$252.24
£195.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR646.07
|
$25.33
£19.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Victoria
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,945.24
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,780.19
|
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR11,202.32
|
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,195.37
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR112,761.09
|
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
|
pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR57.31
|
$8.20
£6.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR70.94
|
$4.56
£3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR187.57
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,343.87
|
$58.95
£45.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
pay 64.5% more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
$123.32
£95.44
|
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