Cost of Living in United Kingdom

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Summary about cost of living in United Kingdom:

Family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,138.50$ (2,268.47£) without rent.
A single person estimated monthly costs are 901.93$ (651.91£) without rent.
Cost of living in United Kingdom is, on average, 0.24% higher than in United States.
Rent in United Kingdom is, on average, 22.01% lower than in United States.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	12.00 £	8.00-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	50.00 £	35.00-80.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	6.00 £	5.00-7.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	3.70 £	2.50-5.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	4.00 £	3.00-5.00
Cappuccino (regular)	2.74 £	1.90-4.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	1.33 £	1.00-2.17
Water (12 oz small bottle)	0.97 £	0.70-1.95
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	3.46 £	1.89-4.54
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	0.90 £	0.51-1.45
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.47 £	0.20-0.91
Eggs (regular) (12)	1.93 £	1.00-3.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	2.53 £	1.13-5.44
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	2.53 £	1.36-3.74
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	3.60 £	1.81-6.35
Apples (1 lb)	0.82 £	0.45-1.36
Banana (1 lb)	0.50 £	0.33-1.13
Oranges (1 lb)	0.76 £	0.41-1.36
Tomato (1 lb)	0.82 £	0.40-1.36
Potato (1 lb)	0.52 £	0.21-0.91
Onion (1 lb)	0.45 £	0.25-0.91
Lettuce (1 head)	0.73 £	0.45-1.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.95 £	0.40-1.50
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	7.00 £	5.00-10.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	1.73 £	1.00-2.86
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	1.91 £	1.00-3.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	11.00 £	9.90-13.00
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.50 £	1.80-4.20
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	65.00 £	48.00-151.09
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.00 £	1.60-6.20
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.00 £	1.21-4.67
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	17.40 £	7.80-36.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.76 £	4.24-5.15
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	20,000.00 £	17,500.00-23,167.50
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	20,321.36 £	18,000.00-24,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	154.43 £	64.82-300.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.10 £	0.03-0.30
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	31.19 £	24.99-45.00
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	30.74 £	16.00-50.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	10.21 £	5.00-15.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	10.00 £	5.00-14.00
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	928.21 £	560.00-1,449.67
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	13,309.85 £	7,800.00-24,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	58.43 £	30.00-85.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	29.22 £	15.00-50.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	62.29 £	40.00-90.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	61.31 £	35.00-100.00
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	748.93 £	456.67-1,686.01
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	609.52 £	383.33-1,243.86
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,229.60 £	800.00-3,193.02
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	963.92 £	650.00-2,085.67
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	398.11 £	185.80-1,020.78
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	280.67 £	139.35-599.22
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	1,923.56 £
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	3.15	2.00-4.60

Prices in United Kingdom

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Last update: March 2021
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By City in United Kingdom

City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
London	86.80	76.45	81.99	64.14	91.54	80.69
Brighton	82.86	47.40	66.39	64.83	91.25	71.11
Reading	78.85	44.18	62.75	67.76	77.28	97.27
Guildford	77.01	52.98	65.85	63.19	73.24	73.80
Edinburgh	76.20	38.88	58.86	60.63	90.26	75.02
Cambridge	76.13	46.92	62.56	58.63	85.47	71.23
York	75.50	33.66	56.06	63.04	80.14	69.40
Oxford	75.48	52.33	64.73	63.43	73.19	77.98
Aberdeen	74.92	29.25	53.70	59.84	81.60	94.80
Bristol	74.67	41.09	59.07	56.77	88.28	70.37
Portsmouth	74.50	33.93	55.65	60.60	87.46	67.88
Manchester	74.07	35.21	56.02	59.31	87.94	85.41
Nottingham	73.82	26.39	51.79	62.87	74.42	74.22
Coventry	72.75	31.13	53.41	63.93	68.83	102.34
Derby	72.50	23.11	49.55	57.40	75.49	94.63
Plymouth	72.06	25.75	50.55	56.36	78.42	74.93
Southampton	72.04	33.85	54.30	57.31	74.03	85.04
Liverpool	71.01	26.97	50.55	55.33	81.25	79.41
Birmingham	70.53	32.40	52.82	57.64	68.27	74.14
Dundee	70.33	23.43	48.54	58.60	77.80	81.56
Glasgow	69.90	28.99	50.90	55.86	78.46	86.90
Exeter	69.57	30.70	51.51	52.85	67.50	89.77
Cardiff	69.14	28.73	50.37	56.78	66.82	92.14
Sheffield	68.52	27.50	49.47	59.03	65.15	80.77
Stoke-on-Trent	68.24	17.83	44.82	50.61	69.16	80.71
Leicester	67.91	25.90	48.39	54.30	71.76	81.19
Bournemouth	66.87	35.26	52.18	48.76	73.00	80.50
Newcastle upon Tyne	66.75	27.26	48.41	55.79	71.39	92.01
Belfast	66.25	28.32	48.63	56.74	74.72	86.66
Leeds	65.80	32.31	50.24	53.04	72.84	89.20
Kingston upon Hull	65.48	23.42	45.94	48.98	68.43	85.78

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