Cost of Living in United Kingdom

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Cost of living in United Kingdom is 6.29% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in United Kingdom is 22.51% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	12.00 £	8.00-18.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	45.00 £	33.00-60.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	5.00 £	4.50-6.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	3.50 £	2.80-4.50
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	3.50 £	2.80-4.30
Cappuccino (regular)	2.57 £	2.00-3.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.19 £	0.79-2.00
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	0.88 £	0.50-1.50
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	3.37 £	2.27-4.13
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	0.88 £	0.57-1.17
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.58 £	0.36-0.91
Eggs (regular) (12)	1.87 £	1.20-2.50
Local Cheese (1 lb)	2.48 £	1.36-3.86
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	2.62 £	1.81-3.63
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	3.49 £	2.27-5.44
Apples (1 lb)	0.82 £	0.45-1.18
Banana (1 lb)	0.46 £	0.32-0.90
Oranges (1 lb)	0.74 £	0.45-1.13
Tomato (1 lb)	0.80 £	0.45-1.36
Potato (1 lb)	0.51 £	0.32-0.91
Onion (1 lb)	0.42 £	0.29-0.73
Lettuce (1 head)	0.73 £	0.50-1.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	0.97 £	0.50-1.50
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	7.00 £	5.00-8.50
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	1.70 £	1.00-3.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.86 £	1.00-3.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	9.50 £	8.00-10.69
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.40 £	1.80-3.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	60.00 £	47.83-110.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.00 £	2.50-4.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.75 £	1.61-4.65
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	20.00 £	12.00-30.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.57 £	4.32-4.92
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	18,000.00 £	15,000.00-20,950.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	18,417.31 £	14,000.00-24,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	140.92 £	75.00-250.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.07 £	0.03-0.20
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	28.59 £	20.00-40.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	31.22 £	19.99-50.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	9.53 £	5.00-15.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	10.00 £	8.00-12.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	850.06 £	450.00-1,200.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	12,826.08 £	9,000.00-16,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	56.23 £	35.00-80.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	29.04 £	20.00-40.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	60.60 £	40.00-80.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	61.74 £	40.00-95.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	756.14 £	500.00-1,400.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	598.26 £	400.00-1,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,215.89 £	700.00-2,200.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	944.40 £	600.00-1,600.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	356.65 £	185.80-929.02
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	249.42 £	130.06-550.00
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	1,817.24 £
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	3.25	2.10-4.00

Prices in United Kingdom

These data are based on 53145 entries in the past 18 months from 5848 different contributors.
Last update: August 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

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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	79.69	67.58	73.93	57.48	86.27	96.86
Milton Keynes	75.84	32.73	55.34	69.94	75.39	91.69
Reading	74.88	37.79	57.24	63.00	81.56	118.16
Oxford	71.99	46.78	60.00	51.09	75.55	85.08
Aberdeen	70.48	26.83	49.72	55.86	86.79	120.59
Cambridge	70.32	42.17	56.93	53.51	82.86	100.38
Portsmouth	69.91	30.15	51.00	51.57	88.56	104.01
Brighton	68.59	41.22	55.57	52.41	75.77	81.74
Manchester	68.46	29.11	49.74	51.68	81.55	101.40
Edinburgh	67.56	32.74	51.00	56.69	77.32	110.50
Plymouth	67.52	19.70	44.77	57.24	68.46	109.42
Bristol	67.31	35.35	52.11	50.17	84.27	112.85
Swindon	67.20	28.84	48.96	48.33	74.42	123.87
York	66.53	28.92	48.64	53.26	74.98	110.31
Leeds	66.08	26.24	47.13	52.29	78.54	115.99
Coventry	64.56	26.37	46.39	51.47	66.94	136.82
Nottingham	64.44	22.86	44.66	52.83	62.48	101.28
Exeter	64.33	28.78	47.42	47.13	75.47	84.95
Glasgow	64.16	26.15	46.08	50.91	72.02	117.88
Norwich	63.33	24.27	44.76	48.56	75.19	87.97
Leicester	63.12	21.72	43.43	49.81	69.13	102.91
Newcastle upon Tyne	62.27	22.58	43.40	44.10	70.14	127.69
Derby	62.25	19.00	41.68	51.24	62.93	149.48
Birmingham	62.01	29.59	46.59	46.57	77.04	103.32
Kingston upon Hull	60.63	17.63	40.18	48.34	69.88	97.65
Southampton	60.62	30.58	46.33	47.68	65.59	135.26
Sheffield	60.45	21.94	42.13	47.93	67.91	116.47
Belfast	60.40	22.25	42.25	49.88	72.72	100.36
Liverpool	60.04	23.57	42.69	44.04	64.86	120.41
Cardiff	59.46	28.05	44.52	51.06	64.26	114.17

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