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Cost of Living in United Kingdom
Cost of living in United Kingdom is 1.28% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in United Kingdom is 14.29% 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 | 50.00 £ | |
| 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) | 2.56 £ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.17 £ | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 0.90 £ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.33 £ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 0.86 £ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.55 £ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 1.88 £ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 2.44 £ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 2.67 £ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 3.52 £ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 0.82 £ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.44 £ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.75 £ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 0.82 £ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.54 £ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.42 £ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 0.73 £ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.98 £ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 7.00 £ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.56 £ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.63 £ | |
| Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) | 9.00 £ | |
| 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) | 3.22 £ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 20.00 £ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 4.32 £ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 18,000.00 £ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 18,007.42 £ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 142.12 £ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.14 £ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 22.71 £ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 31.94 £ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 9.45 £ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 10.00 £ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 880.71 £ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 13,000.00 £ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 57.84 £ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 29.36 £ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 59.74 £ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 63.33 £ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 768.57 £ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 626.45 £ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,251.12 £ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 962.62 £ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 446.54 £ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 288.98 £ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 1,781.56 £ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly | 3.27 |
Prices in United Kingdom
These data are based on 43041 entries in the past 12 months from 4381 different contributors.
Last update: July 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Last update: July 2017
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 | 89.39 | 73.51 | 81.57 | 67.44 | 96.98 | 78.46 | |
| Reading | 83.56 | 39.84 | 62.04 | 70.61 | 93.83 | 102.24 | |
| Aberdeen | 83.13 | 31.67 | 57.80 | 69.62 | 96.10 | 103.50 | |
| Cambridge | 82.50 | 44.19 | 63.64 | 68.79 | 94.12 | 93.73 | |
| Oxford | 80.58 | 51.25 | 66.14 | 63.60 | 81.88 | 74.53 | |
| Edinburgh | 78.27 | 32.45 | 55.72 | 71.06 | 78.83 | 93.18 | |
| Coventry | 76.77 | 24.90 | 51.24 | 64.60 | 69.30 | 105.45 | |
| York | 76.65 | 27.94 | 52.67 | 66.82 | 83.86 | 97.52 | |
| Nottingham | 76.49 | 23.76 | 50.53 | 67.79 | 74.11 | 95.41 | |
| Brighton | 76.21 | 41.81 | 59.28 | 60.72 | 84.81 | 76.10 | |
| Bristol | 75.47 | 37.73 | 56.90 | 64.50 | 85.99 | 90.27 | |
| Norwich | 75.16 | 24.57 | 50.26 | 58.64 | 78.28 | 78.02 | |
| Glasgow | 75.16 | 28.20 | 52.04 | 64.26 | 83.51 | 99.72 | |
| Manchester | 75.08 | 29.37 | 52.58 | 63.85 | 84.18 | 83.00 | |
| Southampton | 72.83 | 31.30 | 52.39 | 61.09 | 77.29 | 95.38 | |
| Leeds | 72.35 | 28.01 | 50.53 | 63.14 | 80.65 | 92.37 | |
| Sheffield | 72.17 | 24.05 | 48.48 | 55.47 | 82.91 | 104.24 | |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 71.01 | 24.71 | 48.22 | 56.10 | 79.94 | 109.92 | |
| Birmingham | 70.70 | 27.44 | 49.40 | 58.03 | 76.56 | 95.91 | |
| Cardiff | 70.65 | 25.88 | 48.62 | 66.95 | 71.11 | 95.43 | |
| Liverpool | 69.24 | 23.65 | 46.80 | 53.30 | 81.51 | 98.20 | |
| Belfast | 68.64 | 21.94 | 45.65 | 63.11 | 77.41 | 94.13 |
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