Cost of Living in United Kingdom

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Cost of living in United Kingdom is 4.38% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in United Kingdom is 20.90% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	15.64 $	10.42-22.15
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	58.63 $	41.70-78.18
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	6.51 $	5.86-7.82
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	4.56 $	3.65-5.86
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	4.56 $	3.65-5.47
Cappuccino (regular)	3.33 $	2.61-3.91
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.56 $	0.98-2.61
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.15 $	0.65-1.95
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	4.39 $	2.96-5.21
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	1.14 $	0.74-1.48
Rice (white), (1 lb)	0.75 $	0.47-1.18
Eggs (regular) (12)	2.44 $	1.56-3.26
Local Cheese (1 lb)	3.22 $	1.77-5.21
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	3.42 $	2.36-4.73
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	4.52 $	2.96-7.09
Apples (1 lb)	1.07 $	0.59-1.54
Banana (1 lb)	0.59 $	0.41-1.12
Oranges (1 lb)	0.96 $	0.59-1.48
Tomato (1 lb)	1.04 $	0.59-1.77
Potato (1 lb)	0.67 $	0.41-1.18
Onion (1 lb)	0.55 $	0.38-1.00
Lettuce (1 head)	0.95 $	0.65-1.30
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	1.28 $	0.65-1.95
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	9.12 $	6.51-11.08
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	2.18 $	1.30-3.65
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	2.41 $	1.30-3.91
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	12.38 $	10.42-13.68
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	3.13 $	2.35-3.91
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	78.18 $	61.24-146.59
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.91 $	3.26-5.21
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	3.39 $	2.10-5.87
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	26.06 $	15.64-39.09
Gasoline (1 gallon)	5.91 $	5.57-6.36
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	23,453.75 $	19,544.79-26,893.63
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	23,843.48 $	18,241.80-31,271.66
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	183.75 $	97.72-325.75
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.09 $	0.04-0.26
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	36.90 $	26.06-52.12
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	40.60 $	26.05-65.15
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	12.38 $	6.51-19.54
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	13.03 $	10.42-15.64
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	1,104.53 $	586.34-1,563.58
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	16,734.12 $	11,726.87-20,847.77
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	73.20 $	45.60-104.24
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	37.92 $	26.06-52.12
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	78.71 $	52.12-104.24
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	80.35 $	52.12-123.78
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	976.36 $	651.49-1,824.18
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	774.68 $	521.19-1,302.99
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,569.42 $	912.09-2,866.57
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,223.37 $	781.79-2,084.78
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	468.15 $	242.10-1,210.50
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	326.84 $	169.47-716.64
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	2,363.79 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	3.25	2.66-5.21

Prices in United Kingdom

These data are based on 51385 entries in the past 18 months from 5659 different contributors.
Last update: July 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	80.74	69.85	75.57	58.64	88.72	100.01
Milton Keynes	77.93	33.98	57.06	71.55	77.55	93.06
Reading	76.38	38.78	58.53	63.66	83.87	123.86
Aberdeen	72.43	27.57	51.13	57.15	89.39	127.77
Cambridge	72.28	43.24	58.49	54.56	85.07	104.18
Oxford	72.06	48.31	60.78	51.35	76.49	86.17
Portsmouth	70.47	31.01	51.73	51.76	85.99	107.31
Swindon	69.89	29.74	50.83	49.45	80.77	124.87
Edinburgh	69.82	33.00	52.34	58.68	79.24	112.52
Bristol	69.53	36.29	53.75	51.85	86.44	113.51
Brighton	69.53	41.92	56.42	52.89	77.95	85.81
Plymouth	69.45	20.03	45.99	58.56	70.43	111.49
Manchester	69.25	30.08	50.66	52.31	81.02	108.48
York	68.76	28.48	49.64	55.92	77.17	113.13
Leeds	68.07	27.29	48.71	53.77	80.80	119.14
Nottingham	66.50	23.73	46.19	54.04	65.69	105.44
Glasgow	66.33	27.07	47.69	51.24	77.84	121.06
Exeter	66.01	29.14	48.51	48.21	77.64	86.92
Coventry	65.77	26.55	47.15	52.55	67.50	138.47
Leicester	65.02	22.30	44.74	50.96	70.87	102.84
Derby	64.58	19.49	43.17	52.39	64.99	145.71
Norwich	64.42	23.69	45.08	48.93	75.49	91.40
Birmingham	63.91	30.46	48.03	48.02	79.29	104.88
Southampton	63.21	30.96	47.90	48.27	69.91	138.57
Newcastle upon Tyne	62.71	22.73	43.73	44.99	69.68	129.67
Sheffield	62.04	22.68	43.35	49.04	71.07	119.15
Belfast	61.94	22.62	43.27	50.63	76.22	102.63
Cardiff	61.68	28.52	45.94	52.24	66.32	115.80
Liverpool	61.49	24.33	43.85	44.65	66.64	120.93

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