Cost of Living in United Kingdom

Summary of cost of living in United Kingdom:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 £ 8.50-25.50
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 60.00 £ 40.00-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 6.50 £ 5.50-8.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 4.50 £ 3.00-6.19
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.00 £ 3.00-6.00
Cappuccino (regular) 3.08 £ 2.00-4.30
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.57 £ 1.00-2.80
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.15 £ 0.80-2.00
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.11 £ 2.42-5.87
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.00 £ 0.54-1.81
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.65 £ 0.32-1.13
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.38 £ 1.20-3.60
Local Cheese (1 lb) 2.88 £ 1.36-5.44
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 2.71 £ 1.36-4.08
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 4.29 £ 2.27-6.80
Apples (1 lb) 0.93 £ 0.45-1.66
Banana (1 lb) 0.51 £ 0.33-1.10
Oranges (1 lb) 0.87 £ 0.45-1.81
Tomato (1 lb) 0.99 £ 0.45-1.81
Potato (1 lb) 0.50 £ 0.21-0.91
Onion (1 lb) 0.46 £ 0.27-0.91
Lettuce (1 head) 0.75 £ 0.45-1.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 1.04 £ 0.50-2.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 7.50 £ 5.00-11.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.88 £ 1.00-3.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.13 £ 1.00-3.50
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 13.00 £ 11.00-16.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 2.50 £ 2.00-4.50
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 68.00 £ 50.00-182.50
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.00 £ 1.80-5.00
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) 5.88 £ 5.51-6.78
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 23,234.77 £ 20,000.00-26,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 24,040.74 £ 20,000.00-29,225.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 215.02 £ 120.00-400.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 11.86 £ 10.00-20.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 30.39 £ 25.00-45.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 32.09 £ 18.00-60.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 11.28 £ 6.00-15.30
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 1,119.53 £ 780.00-1,800.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 14,377.59 £ 9,000.00-25,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 62.31 £ 27.50-95.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 30.96 £ 18.00-50.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 67.57 £ 40.00-100.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 68.88 £ 35.00-120.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 930.48 £ 542.60-2,278.51
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 726.83 £ 468.18-1,621.15
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,625.47 £ 1,000.00-4,142.22
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,225.20 £ 800.00-2,636.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 420.29 £ 213.68-1,304.48
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 315.45 £ 167.22-738.75
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2,322.93 £
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 5.19 2.50-6.00

Prices in United Kingdom

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Last update: November 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 83.6 71.7 77.9 65.4 85.3 79.6
Oxford 71.1 44.8 58.5 62.8 66.9 87.3
Cambridge 69.2 42.1 56.3 60.6 73.7 96.1
Glasgow 66.2 29.2 48.5 54.5 68.4 93.4
Brighton 65.9 42.3 54.6 56.0 68.7 78.1
Bournemouth 65.7 34.3 50.7 50.4 80.3 68.3
Edinburgh 65.6 37.9 52.4 55.1 72.0 83.4
Liverpool 65.4 25.7 46.5 56.3 67.7 79.3
Bristol 64.7 37.6 51.8 54.4 69.2 83.3
Nottingham 64.4 25.3 45.8 59.6 58.8 91.6
Manchester 64.4 31.8 48.9 50.6 70.4 82.1
Dundee 63.4 20.9 43.1 53.5 72.7 84.9
Exeter 63.1 30.4 47.5 53.6 66.2 81.8
Reading 62.7 35.6 49.8 52.2 73.4 102.6
Leeds 62.6 27.7 46.0 50.8 69.0 98.7
Swansea 62.6 23.4 43.9 54.8 70.3 70.4
Newcastle upon Tyne 62.5 25.5 44.9 53.4 67.9 81.6
Sheffield 61.7 25.9 44.6 50.8 61.3 81.1
Belfast 61.4 25.6 44.3 51.4 75.3 87.3
Norwich 60.9 27.5 45.0 49.0 71.7 86.1
Milton Keynes 60.8 33.9 48.0 50.7 63.0 118.2
Southampton 60.6 28.4 45.2 50.4 57.9 90.7
Aberdeen 60.5 20.5 41.5 51.5 64.1 117.5
Portsmouth 60.4 28.6 45.2 55.2 60.2 95.8
Preston 60.2 25.4 43.6 58.1 55.5 112.9
Birmingham 59.9 30.6 45.9 50.5 58.0 96.7
Leicester 59.6 26.8 43.9 48.0 62.4 84.1
Cardiff 59.3 29.1 44.9 50.0 66.4 86.6
Coventry 56.8 23.9 41.1 50.4 49.2 141.0
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