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Cost of Living in United Kingdom
Cost of living in United Kingdom is 3.30% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in United Kingdom is 21.18% 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 | 45.00 £ | |
| 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) | 2.57 £ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.19 £ | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.88 £ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.37 £ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 0.88 £ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.58 £ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 1.87 £ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 2.46 £ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 2.61 £ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 3.45 £ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 0.82 £ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.46 £ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.74 £ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 0.79 £ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.52 £ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.43 £ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 0.74 £ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.97 £ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 7.00 £ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.71 £ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.91 £ | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 9.60 £ | |
| 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) | 2.95 £ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 20.00 £ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 4.64 £ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 18,000.00 £ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 18,566.55 £ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 142.13 £ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.06 £ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 29.03 £ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 31.15 £ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 9.74 £ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 10.00 £ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 861.02 £ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 12,817.28 £ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 56.74 £ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 28.81 £ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 60.72 £ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 62.03 £ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 750.92 £ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 596.98 £ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,214.58 £ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 942.77 £ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 345.84 £ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 249.34 £ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 1,817.96 £ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.25 |
Prices in United Kingdom
These data are based on 53723 entries in the past 18 months from 5963 different contributors.
Last update: October 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Last update: October 2018
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 | 84.54 | 71.17 | 78.15 | 61.50 | 88.91 | 96.63 | |
| Reading | 79.80 | 39.20 | 60.40 | 70.14 | 84.31 | 113.97 | |
| Oxford | 75.31 | 48.37 | 62.44 | 55.51 | 77.83 | 85.18 | |
| Aberdeen | 74.45 | 27.16 | 51.86 | 58.12 | 92.48 | 126.32 | |
| Cambridge | 73.75 | 43.28 | 59.19 | 56.59 | 88.15 | 95.33 | |
| Brighton | 73.07 | 42.61 | 58.52 | 56.89 | 82.02 | 83.44 | |
| Edinburgh | 72.06 | 33.75 | 53.76 | 60.25 | 86.19 | 103.96 | |
| Manchester | 71.98 | 30.29 | 52.06 | 54.57 | 87.67 | 102.58 | |
| Bristol | 70.68 | 35.99 | 54.11 | 53.42 | 86.98 | 110.42 | |
| York | 70.50 | 29.11 | 50.73 | 59.16 | 77.44 | 106.63 | |
| Leeds | 68.20 | 27.41 | 48.71 | 53.09 | 82.44 | 121.37 | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 68.13 | 23.89 | 46.99 | 53.49 | 72.69 | 119.74 | |
| Coventry | 67.80 | 27.70 | 48.64 | 54.69 | 69.45 | 127.49 | |
| Nottingham | 67.46 | 23.79 | 46.60 | 55.77 | 65.97 | 97.36 | |
| Glasgow | 66.94 | 27.72 | 48.20 | 53.99 | 74.48 | 115.53 | |
| Leicester | 66.94 | 22.54 | 45.73 | 54.13 | 71.09 | 104.13 | |
| Birmingham | 65.90 | 30.55 | 49.01 | 50.01 | 79.34 | 102.22 | |
| Derby | 65.78 | 20.42 | 44.11 | 54.39 | 65.00 | 145.43 | |
| Cardiff | 63.51 | 29.25 | 47.14 | 55.87 | 66.70 | 112.41 | |
| Sheffield | 62.93 | 23.07 | 43.89 | 50.78 | 70.18 | 115.78 | |
| Southampton | 62.80 | 31.39 | 47.80 | 49.75 | 67.74 | 132.64 | |
| Belfast | 62.27 | 23.66 | 43.83 | 51.54 | 75.25 | 104.14 | |
| Liverpool | 61.94 | 25.07 | 44.33 | 46.19 | 66.85 | 117.80 |
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