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Cost of Living in United Kingdom
Cost of living in United Kingdom is 3.25% higher than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in United Kingdom is 10.49% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 12.00 £ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 50.00 £ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 5.00 £ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 3.50 £ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 3.50 £ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 2.56 £ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.18 £ | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.90 £ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.35 £ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 0.86 £ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.55 £ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 1.87 £ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 2.43 £ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 2.68 £ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 3.57 £ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 0.83 £ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.45 £ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.75 £ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 0.82 £ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.54 £ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.42 £ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 0.74 £ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.99 £ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 7.00 £ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.57 £ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.64 £ | |
| Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) | 9.00 £ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.40 £ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 60.00 £ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 3.00 £ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.22 £ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 20.00 £ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 4.34 £ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 18,000.00 £ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 18,306.14 £ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 141.19 £ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.14 £ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 23.36 £ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 31.59 £ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 9.46 £ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 10.00 £ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 894.36 £ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 13,000.00 £ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 57.68 £ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 29.35 £ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 59.87 £ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 63.22 £ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 770.12 £ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 621.67 £ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,249.85 £ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 965.13 £ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 433.80 £ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 274.85 £ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 1,783.36 £ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly | 3.26 |
Prices in United Kingdom
These data are based on 45440 entries in the past 18 months from 4666 different contributors.
Last update: September 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Last update: September 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
By City in United Kingdom
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 91.68 | 75.83 | 83.99 | 68.63 | 97.27 | 78.41 | |
| Aberdeen | 84.79 | 33.02 | 59.66 | 70.28 | 95.74 | 103.53 | |
| Reading | 84.25 | 40.70 | 63.11 | 70.37 | 92.76 | 108.41 | |
| Cambridge | 83.91 | 46.80 | 65.89 | 69.15 | 93.63 | 93.46 | |
| Oxford | 83.80 | 53.36 | 69.03 | 65.19 | 85.86 | 73.89 | |
| Edinburgh | 80.12 | 34.59 | 58.02 | 71.46 | 82.85 | 92.26 | |
| Brighton | 78.67 | 44.70 | 62.18 | 60.84 | 89.33 | 73.42 | |
| Manchester | 78.45 | 31.16 | 55.49 | 64.47 | 88.22 | 80.83 | |
| York | 77.96 | 29.20 | 54.29 | 67.25 | 83.52 | 97.61 | |
| Nottingham | 77.51 | 24.97 | 52.00 | 68.16 | 73.84 | 93.27 | |
| Bristol | 77.27 | 39.78 | 59.07 | 64.85 | 88.05 | 91.15 | |
| Coventry | 77.24 | 26.49 | 52.60 | 65.12 | 69.54 | 113.08 | |
| Norwich | 77.17 | 25.52 | 52.10 | 60.15 | 79.35 | 77.67 | |
| Leeds | 76.26 | 30.25 | 53.92 | 64.58 | 89.39 | 91.31 | |
| Glasgow | 76.01 | 29.49 | 53.43 | 63.99 | 82.97 | 99.99 | |
| Exeter | 74.47 | 32.53 | 54.11 | 59.89 | 81.00 | 76.16 | |
| Sheffield | 73.91 | 24.96 | 50.14 | 56.89 | 82.83 | 98.82 | |
| Southampton | 72.85 | 32.71 | 53.36 | 61.12 | 74.44 | 95.37 | |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 72.79 | 25.53 | 49.85 | 56.36 | 83.04 | 109.78 | |
| Birmingham | 72.22 | 29.28 | 51.37 | 58.82 | 76.32 | 97.46 | |
| Cardiff | 71.54 | 28.26 | 50.53 | 67.55 | 68.09 | 96.54 | |
| Belfast | 70.48 | 23.60 | 47.72 | 64.07 | 78.05 | 91.58 | |
| Liverpool | 70.07 | 24.60 | 47.99 | 53.49 | 77.31 | 99.24 |
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