Cost of Living in United Kingdom

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Cost of living in United Kingdom is 2.92% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account).

Rent in United Kingdom is, on average, 23.72% 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)	3.60 £	2.40-5.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	4.00 £	3.00-5.00
Cappuccino (regular)	2.75 £	1.89-4.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	1.32 £	1.00-2.10
Water (12 oz small bottle)	0.97 £	0.70-1.75
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	3.44 £	1.89-4.54
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	0.90 £	0.54-1.45
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.46 £	0.20-0.91
Eggs (regular) (12)	1.94 £	1.00-3.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	2.53 £	1.13-5.44
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	2.56 £	1.36-3.95
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	3.51 £	1.81-6.17
Apples (1 lb)	0.82 £	0.45-1.36
Banana (1 lb)	0.51 £	0.33-1.13
Oranges (1 lb)	0.76 £	0.43-1.36
Tomato (1 lb)	0.82 £	0.40-1.36
Potato (1 lb)	0.53 £	0.23-0.91
Onion (1 lb)	0.45 £	0.25-0.91
Lettuce (1 head)	0.74 £	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)	1.76 £	1.00-3.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	1.97 £	1.00-3.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	11.00 £	9.75-13.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.50 £	1.80-4.10
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	65.00 £	50.00-150.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.00 £	1.80-4.50
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.00 £	1.21-4.67
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	17.40 £	9.00-36.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.78 £	4.28-5.15
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	20,000.00 £	17,000.00-22,775.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	20,154.74 £	18,000.00-24,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	154.16 £	75.63-300.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.11 £	0.03-0.35
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	31.06 £	24.00-47.70
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	30.33 £	15.99-50.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	10.17 £	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	917.97 £	550.00-1,470.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	13,285.57 £	7,717.71-24,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	58.61 £	30.00-85.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	29.47 £	15.00-50.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	62.37 £	40.00-90.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	61.88 £	35.00-100.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	745.40 £	470.00-1,702.47
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	605.41 £	391.67-1,248.84
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,265.41 £	680.00-3,193.90
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	986.08 £	569.44-2,083.78
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	387.67 £	185.80-1,066.09
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	273.91 £	139.35-603.86
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	1,909.46 £
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	3.19	2.00-5.00

Prices in United Kingdom

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Last update: November 2020
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City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
London	83.74	68.93	76.58	62.05	86.32	82.94
Brighton	80.33	41.85	61.73	61.55	84.96	74.31
Peterborough	78.77	24.18	52.39	76.21	67.07	60.40
Milton Keynes	73.56	32.78	53.85	59.61	74.01	76.74
Edinburgh	73.46	34.03	54.40	58.28	83.71	79.00
Cambridge	73.45	41.37	57.94	56.85	79.86	76.92
Bristol	73.28	36.80	55.65	56.60	79.94	79.54
York	73.17	30.08	52.35	60.74	74.14	73.46
Reading	72.87	38.92	56.46	65.81	62.13	106.83
Swansea	72.18	20.66	47.28	57.24	76.12	89.17
Aberdeen	72.03	25.86	49.71	57.23	77.12	103.78
Oxford	71.12	47.89	59.89	58.46	69.43	86.81
Portsmouth	71.09	31.03	51.73	57.74	81.58	73.79
Manchester	70.52	31.09	51.46	57.28	79.35	94.09
Lincoln	70.39	21.81	46.91	57.81	79.19	93.82
Plymouth	70.34	23.08	47.50	55.32	73.33	78.80
Coventry	70.02	26.84	49.15	62.10	64.10	102.33
Southampton	69.80	30.70	50.90	55.47	71.32	91.73
Exeter	68.95	27.52	48.93	51.10	72.58	90.35
Birmingham	68.79	29.21	49.66	55.69	66.07	77.00
Nottingham	68.78	23.84	47.06	56.87	68.70	78.92
Derby	68.15	21.21	45.47	54.07	68.50	92.59
Liverpool	67.96	24.00	46.72	52.65	75.95	86.81
Glasgow	67.92	25.43	47.38	53.92	76.05	95.75
Dundee	67.46	21.08	45.04	57.06	72.53	86.79
Cardiff	67.35	25.34	47.05	57.54	61.93	91.55
Leicester	67.31	22.23	45.52	52.33	68.66	87.27
Newcastle upon Tyne	65.85	23.54	45.40	54.58	66.55	89.80
Stoke-on-Trent	65.67	15.91	41.62	48.92	64.76	85.90
Sheffield	65.54	24.95	45.92	57.31	61.24	82.72
Bournemouth	64.93	30.97	48.52	47.08	70.76	87.26
Leeds	64.18	28.05	46.71	51.72	69.03	89.76
Belfast	63.69	24.71	44.85	55.15	67.09	86.98
Kingston upon Hull	63.14	20.31	42.44	48.26	64.57	85.69

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