Historical Prices in London

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 16.50 65.00 7.00
2021 15.00 60.00 6.00
2020 15.00 60.00 6.00
2019 15.00 60.00 6.00
2018 15.00 50.00 6.00
2017 15.00 54.84 5.50
2016 15.00 55.00 5.12
2015 14.00 50.00 5.00
2014 10.00 50.00 5.00
2013 10.00 50.00 5.00
2012 10.00 50.00 5.00
2011 13.97 50.00 5.00
2010 10.40 47.50 4.99
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 6.00 5.00 1.75 1.36 3.29
2021 5.00 5.00 1.45 1.14 3.01
2020 5.00 5.00 1.54 1.15 3.00
2019 5.00 4.50 1.48 1.20 2.86
2018 5.00 4.50 1.28 0.97 2.73
2017 4.50 4.50 1.26 0.98 2.67
2016 4.50 4.00 1.21 0.96 2.62
2015 4.00 4.00 1.14 0.94 2.58
2014 3.80 4.00 1.18 0.99 2.54
2013 3.70 3.50 1.14 0.96 2.48
2012 3.50 3.50 1.19 0.96 2.32
2011 3.50 3.50 1.40 1.03 2.56
2010 3.30 3.12 0.97 0.84 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 1.08 1.17 2.41 1.13 1.99 2.37
2021 0.93 1.08 2.21 0.98 2.02 2.26
2020 0.94 1.00 2.15 0.90 1.77 2.13
2019 0.99 1.12 2.12 0.78 1.80 1.69
2018 0.92 1.11 2.13 0.99 1.63 2.13
2017 0.92 1.05 2.16 0.97 1.78 1.97
2016 0.90 1.01 2.16 0.86 1.63 1.66
2015 0.91 0.95 2.22 0.91 1.22 1.52
2014 0.96 1.08 2.38 0.86 1.22 1.41
2013 0.93 0.95 2.29 0.95 1.61 1.59
2012 0.95 1.01 2.14 1.05 1.43 1.46
2011 0.96 1.13 2.53 1.15 1.40 1.52
2010 0.90 1.07 1.94 1.01 1.26 1.51
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 2.10 1.92 1.10 0.82 1.81 2.42 1.24 1.13
2021 2.10 1.80 1.04 0.75 1.61 2.17 1.07 1.08
2020 2.05 1.92 1.17 0.81 1.45 2.47 1.12 1.15
2019 1.96 2.00 1.29 0.76 1.33 2.57 1.20 1.11
2018 2.28 2.32 1.16 0.79 1.70 2.33 1.03 1.10
2017 1.90 1.76 1.43 0.87 1.36 2.14 1.10 1.16
2016 1.95 1.93 1.18 0.72 1.41 1.94 1.01 1.07
2015 1.88 1.94 1.17 0.76 1.53 1.82 1.07 1.04
2014 1.93 2.12 1.41 0.99 1.72 1.98 - -
2013 2.11 1.78 1.41 0.93 1.41 2.05 - -
2012 1.74 1.62 1.13 0.91 1.74 2.10 - -
2011 1.57 1.43 1.30 1.00 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 6.38 9.00 13.00 6.24 9.95
2021 6.06 8.00 13.00 5.79 11.47
2020 6.83 8.00 12.00 6.23 9.24
2019 7.04 8.00 11.03 6.12 9.02
2018 7.10 8.00 11.00 6.70 8.89
2017 5.63 8.00 10.00 6.59 8.39
2016 5.99 8.00 9.50 6.58 8.79
2015 6.43 7.50 9.00 7.06 10.17
2014 6.92 7.00 8.18 8.02 -
2013 7.24 7.00 8.00 7.22 -
2012 6.74 7.00 7.40 6.96 -
2011 10.02 6.00 6.65 7.14 -
2010 4.80 7.00 6.00 8.88 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 1873.18 1361.47 3300.36 2310.88
2021 1711.85 1276.00 3428.57 2145.33
2020 1731.00 1262.39 3181.75 2073.45
2019 1760.07 1230.68 3290.00 2070.33
2018 1683.58 1209.37 3141.32 2034.70
2017 1657.55 1188.07 3132.99 1967.40
2016 1677.22 1149.79 3126.74 1924.15
2015 1673.88 1155.72 3361.74 1971.86
2014 1530.49 1019.14 3154.31 1785.94
2013 1526.35 934.79 2691.03 1707.69
2012 1401.11 889.67 2736.84 1547.14
2011 1438.57 941.43 2656.25 1766.67
2010 1125.00 837.50 2312.00 1577.14

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 11869.30 7348.22
2021 12355.49 5412.50
2020 11312.03 5815.71
2019 12884.98 7118.72
2018 13503.27 7763.15
2017 12485.75 6677.00
2016 15577.50 7979.67
2015 18203.05 8818.55
2014 9409.83 4989.27
2013 8714.29 4834.89
2012 7333.33 4116.50
2011 - -
2010 8000.00 5000.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 2921.14
2021 3148.59
2020 2821.32
2019 2387.61
2018 2489.49
2017 2268.41
2016 2087.97
2015 2001.34
2014 1900.43
2013 2171.03
2012 2066.67
2011 2141.97
2010 2054.17

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 2.60 1.71
2021 2.60 1.38
2020 2.80 1.24
2019 2.60 1.30
2018 2.50 1.28
2017 2.50 1.20
2016 2.50 1.11
2015 2.50 1.14
2014 2.60 1.32
2013 3.00 1.40
2012 2.70 1.39
2011 3.39 1.35
2010 3.50 1.19
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 150.00
2021 158.00
2020 150.00
2019 150.00
2018 136.00
2017 133.00
2016 130.00
2015 130.00
2014 130.00
2013 130.00
2012 120.00
2011 103.00
2010 99.50

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 3.23
2021 2.56
2020 2.71
2019 3.45
2018 3.27
2017 3.20
2016 3.29
2015 3.52
2014 4.27
2013 4.15
2012 4.83
2011 4.66
2010 4.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 252.99 28.94
2021 197.00 31.85
2020 175.79 31.27
2019 171.72 32.03
2018 149.88 32.25
2017 138.25 26.74
2016 151.90 25.01
2015 141.48 22.21
2014 149.56 20.00
2013 145.07 19.25
2012 172.10 19.52
2011 163.33 21.25
2010 116.67 14.80

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 43.83 11.66 13.00
2021 44.56 10.70 14.00
2020 42.85 11.19 12.50
2019 42.51 12.40 13.00
2018 45.50 11.00 13.00
2017 47.55 11.09 12.00
2016 47.90 11.53 12.00
2015 46.87 12.22 12.00
2014 51.93 10.44 12.00
2013 52.17 9.45 11.00
2012 52.69 8.94 10.00
2011 60.00 11.50 11.50
2010 57.50 9.00 8.45

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 73.66 33.17 74.81 91.26
2021 56.86 32.05 73.79 87.50
2020 67.17 33.17 72.24 94.00
2019 67.92 32.75 69.45 81.27
2018 62.32 31.15 68.76 80.43
2017 64.26 31.58 66.29 81.28
2016 62.97 31.44 66.16 78.38
2015 61.95 32.27 60.77 71.66
2014 62.61 32.37 68.02 75.87
2013 59.59 30.75 65.50 67.29
2012 63.29 34.64 60.62 70.88
2011 55.00 32.50 58.33 72.00
2010 67.33 30.50 56.45 63.06
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