Cost of Living in United Kingdom

Summary of cost of living in United Kingdom:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 £ 8.00-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 60.00 £ 40.00-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 6.00 £ 5.35-8.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 4.32 £ 3.00-6.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.00 £ 3.00-6.00
Cappuccino (regular) 2.98 £ 2.00-4.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.50 £ 1.00-2.50
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.09 £ 0.80-2.00
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 3.89 £ 2.27-5.68
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 0.96 £ 0.54-1.81
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.64 £ 0.32-1.13
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.19 £ 1.18-3.60
Local Cheese (1 lb) 2.74 £ 1.33-5.44
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 2.63 £ 1.36-4.08
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 4.11 £ 2.15-6.80
Apples (1 lb) 0.88 £ 0.45-1.36
Banana (1 lb) 0.50 £ 0.33-1.13
Oranges (1 lb) 0.82 £ 0.41-1.81
Tomato (1 lb) 0.95 £ 0.41-1.81
Potato (1 lb) 0.49 £ 0.21-0.91
Onion (1 lb) 0.45 £ 0.27-0.91
Lettuce (1 head) 0.72 £ 0.45-1.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 1.02 £ 0.50-1.75
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 7.00 £ 5.00-10.51
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.83 £ 1.00-3.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.09 £ 1.00-3.59
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 12.00 £ 10.90-15.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 2.50 £ 1.80-4.50
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 67.00 £ 50.00-160.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.00 £ 1.80-4.50
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 2.00 £ 1.21-4.33
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 17.40 £ 9.00-36.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 5.89 £ 5.51-6.81
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 22,000.00 £ 19,000.00-25,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 22,810.49 £ 20,000.00-27,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 203.04 £ 104.62-375.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.13 £ 0.02-0.20
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 30.10 £ 24.00-45.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 31.56 £ 18.00-60.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 10.55 £ 5.00-15.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 10.00 £ 7.00-15.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 1,075.54 £ 700.00-1,700.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 13,917.29 £ 8,000.00-25,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 60.97 £ 30.00-90.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 30.09 £ 15.00-50.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 65.66 £ 40.00-100.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 66.43 £ 35.00-110.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 907.03 £ 552.44-2,070.25
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 703.76 £ 467.92-1,460.86
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,608.54 £ 1,000.00-3,848.08
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,214.53 £ 800.00-2,468.45
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 409.98 £ 206.70-1,245.95
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 306.45 £ 167.22-695.81
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2,334.37 £
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 3.52 2.00-5.28

Prices in United Kingdom

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Last update: May 2023
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Distribution of Expenses Using Our Statistical Model:
  

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 82.8 68.3 75.8 59.3 90.5 82.1
Cambridge 71.3 43.5 57.8 60.4 74.2 92.4
Guildford 71.1 46.7 59.2 60.2 71.1 75.5
Brighton 69.0 43.8 56.8 55.1 72.5 77.9
Oxford 68.2 44.5 56.8 56.8 66.8 94.7
Reading 67.9 35.3 52.1 53.5 85.2 99.7
Nottingham 67.1 25.4 46.9 58.7 61.5 84.6
Manchester 66.9 31.2 49.6 53.3 73.4 86.8
Bristol 66.6 36.3 51.9 52.0 73.2 88.0
Leeds 66.5 28.5 48.1 52.7 70.4 90.6
Glasgow 66.4 27.3 47.5 51.2 71.2 97.0
Liverpool 66.2 25.5 46.5 52.2 71.0 76.2
Bournemouth 65.8 31.6 49.2 50.5 82.9 73.2
Edinburgh 64.4 35.0 50.2 49.4 72.7 86.4
Plymouth 64.3 24.4 45.0 47.8 66.3 63.8
Milton Keynes 64.1 34.9 50.0 52.0 64.6 115.3
Sheffield 64.1 27.6 46.4 48.5 64.1 76.7
Belfast 63.9 25.6 45.3 51.8 72.9 86.0
Dundee 63.4 21.0 42.9 53.9 66.1 86.1
Southampton 63.4 27.6 46.1 49.7 62.5 93.8
Aberdeen 62.7 20.6 42.3 46.9 68.1 107.5
Exeter 62.6 29.6 46.6 48.8 66.2 83.8
Newcastle upon Tyne 62.3 24.5 44.0 51.3 67.6 90.0
Derby 62.1 21.1 42.2 50.2 65.2 103.8
Portsmouth 62.1 28.6 45.9 54.4 62.3 105.8
Swansea 61.9 23.0 43.1 49.7 70.5 73.9
Cardiff 61.7 28.4 45.6 48.9 69.9 90.0
Norwich 61.6 28.9 45.8 47.6 74.6 92.8
Birmingham 60.8 31.4 46.6 47.5 60.8 101.3
Coventry 59.9 24.0 42.5 46.6 52.0 128.4
Leicester 57.9 23.6 41.3 45.4 66.9 97.6
Kingston upon Hull 54.4 16.0 35.9 46.0 52.1 100.3
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