Cost of Living in United States

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Summary about cost of living in United States:

Family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,306.01$ without rent.
A single person estimated monthly costs are 932.44$ without rent.
Cost of living in United States is, on average, 0.24% lower than in United Kingdom.
Rent in United States is, on average, 28.23% higher than in United Kingdom.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	15.00 $	8.75-27.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	59.00 $	40.00-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	8.00 $	7.00-10.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	5.00 $	3.00-8.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	6.00 $	4.00-9.00
Cappuccino (regular)	4.28 $	2.25-6.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	1.90 $	1.49-3.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	1.53 $	1.00-2.10
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	3.23 $	1.97-6.56
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.46 $	1.19-4.50
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.81 $	0.87-3.50
Eggs (regular) (12)	2.31 $	0.99-4.24
Local Cheese (1 lb)	5.00 $	2.50-10.00
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	4.13 $	1.97-7.85
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	5.70 $	3.00-9.00
Apples (1 lb)	2.06 $	0.98-3.99
Banana (1 lb)	0.71 $	0.45-2.00
Oranges (1 lb)	1.81 $	0.70-4.50
Tomato (1 lb)	1.94 $	0.85-3.46
Potato (1 lb)	1.18 $	0.40-2.99
Onion (1 lb)	1.18 $	0.57-2.56
Lettuce (1 head)	1.63 $	0.99-3.05
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	1.81 $	0.99-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	12.00 $	7.50-20.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	2.39 $	1.25-4.29
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	2.81 $	1.50-5.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	8.00 $	6.25-15.00
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.25 $	1.00-4.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	65.80 $	35.00-127.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.25 $	2.50-5.99
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.70 $	2.00-5.00
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	30.00 $	20.00-48.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	2.54 $	1.85-3.68
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	23,000.00 $	20,400.00-26,990.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	21,538.75 $	19,500.00-26,612.52
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	163.70 $	100.00-300.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.14 $	0.03-0.25
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	65.53 $	48.22-124.00
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	37.02 $	10.83-104.55
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	15.95 $	0.00-36.25
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	12.00 $	9.00-16.50
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	935.54 $	500.00-2,649.71
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	15,814.44 $	7,500.00-38,105.26
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	43.82 $	25.00-65.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	35.52 $	20.00-60.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	75.87 $	50.00-110.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	95.66 $	50.00-150.00
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,340.89 $	721.82-3,453.69
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	1,080.78 $	606.11-3,016.31
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	2,154.89 $	787.30-7,293.45
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,724.90 $	685.89-4,615.15
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	330.36 $	138.40-1,772.31
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	197.49 $	82.11-939.87
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	3,528.76 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	4.12	3.00-5.00

Prices in United States

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Last update: March 2021
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By City in United States

City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
New York, NY	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Honolulu, HI	96.47	68.02	83.25	103.44	83.26	68.38
San Francisco, CA	92.78	119.23	105.07	93.03	89.86	122.20
Oakland, CA	89.84	86.93	88.49	95.40	74.50	90.48
Anchorage, AK	89.73	38.09	65.74	91.07	73.73	105.44
Queens, NY	87.70	77.51	82.97	77.51	91.45	93.99
Boston, MA	87.53	79.73	83.90	87.16	90.96	101.08
Seattle, WA	87.08	71.63	79.90	82.90	86.51	124.62
Washington, DC	83.01	79.53	81.39	79.59	81.56	103.85
Jersey City, NJ	82.45	66.96	75.25	83.12	71.28	111.01
Saint Paul, MN	80.91	45.29	64.36	80.97	77.64	94.59
Charleston, SC	80.53	51.70	67.13	79.00	77.03	94.81
Los Angeles, CA	80.44	75.83	78.30	75.99	91.61	99.59
Minneapolis, MN	79.73	45.73	63.94	77.71	76.33	109.17
Chicago, IL	79.33	59.91	70.31	73.52	77.42	111.53
Fort Lauderdale, FL	79.18	58.11	69.39	87.24	74.96	99.47
Philadelphia, PA	79.14	49.26	65.26	80.72	68.78	83.77
San Diego, CA	78.10	71.15	74.87	76.89	78.77	112.22
Birmingham, AL	78.02	30.79	56.08	79.27	71.86	78.73
Irvine, CA	77.81	72.63	75.41	70.76	79.87	123.08
Portland, OR	77.81	49.97	64.88	74.38	75.65	95.99
Milwaukee, WI	77.80	37.64	59.14	79.44	71.67	77.88
Miami, FL	77.47	63.46	70.96	73.04	76.19	77.36
New Orleans, LA	76.87	42.68	60.98	70.26	83.53	75.54
Pittsburgh, PA	76.73	39.21	59.30	78.56	61.24	97.88
Atlanta, GA	76.58	51.04	64.71	78.46	64.58	120.59
Salem, OR	76.47	35.49	57.43	81.09	61.74	83.45
Sacramento, CA	76.37	49.43	63.86	73.60	70.59	97.98
San Jose, CA	76.33	85.46	80.57	71.81	77.10	130.81
Tampa, FL	76.01	43.91	61.10	78.65	70.13	102.67
Fremont, CA	75.75	77.07	76.37	75.69	68.88	122.64
Cleveland, OH	75.19	39.42	58.57	75.90	68.81	78.71
Everett, WA	74.68	46.47	61.57	70.01	84.38	95.44
Buffalo, NY	73.73	30.05	53.44	73.88	65.00	88.05
Colorado Springs, CO	73.17	37.66	56.67	72.98	69.91	99.45
Ann Arbor, MI	73.06	52.17	63.36	74.17	63.81	109.76
Olympia, WA	72.88	41.99	58.53	73.78	68.60	103.89
Spokane, WA	72.52	31.30	53.37	68.24	73.68	88.34
Baltimore, MD	72.41	45.92	60.10	69.15	73.42	101.98
Charlotte, NC	71.95	48.43	61.02	67.06	70.43	117.12
Denver, CO	71.70	54.40	63.66	65.49	74.59	116.31
Albany, NY	71.59	35.05	54.62	65.44	79.57	106.23
Long Beach, CA	71.57	58.62	65.55	74.07	69.52	103.81
Nashville, TN	71.39	50.74	61.80	66.95	74.08	100.00
Columbus, OH	71.04	34.25	53.95	67.85	70.39	125.18
Rochester, NY	70.10	30.52	51.71	66.55	69.25	97.60
Vancouver, WA	69.82	41.68	56.74	66.29	68.34	110.23
Raleigh, NC	69.46	39.41	55.50	71.52	70.69	122.20
Omaha, NE	69.32	31.51	51.75	68.09	61.42	104.55
Henderson, NV	69.14	38.36	54.84	63.92	67.93	122.53
Detroit, MI	69.12	43.37	57.16	66.07	63.96	71.46
Jacksonville, FL	68.47	35.65	53.22	71.47	69.60	108.67
Madison, WI	68.27	39.24	54.78	66.05	67.88	109.27
Kansas City, MO	67.93	31.31	50.92	62.91	69.08	111.96
Las Vegas, NV	67.74	38.70	54.25	58.69	75.03	104.70
Orlando, FL	67.48	42.00	55.64	65.04	66.77	97.43
Des Moines, IA	67.48	31.34	50.69	67.19	61.10	105.38
Saint Louis, MO	67.42	33.92	51.86	67.50	60.52	128.44
Richmond, VA	67.18	38.87	54.03	63.12	72.60	105.62
Fort Worth, TX	67.16	36.02	52.69	60.88	66.60	116.18
Louisville, KY	66.34	34.59	51.59	62.65	74.52	113.05
Reno, NV	66.30	44.22	56.04	66.45	67.39	113.04
Fresno, CA	66.06	34.93	51.60	61.20	60.08	104.90
Knoxville, TN	66.01	35.47	51.82	69.82	59.87	95.42
Phoenix, AZ	65.85	40.20	53.93	59.93	66.06	110.87
Tucson, AZ	65.82	27.64	48.08	60.16	65.35	91.20
Dallas, TX	65.58	50.23	58.45	57.91	70.79	143.27
Baton Rouge, LA	65.42	32.88	50.30	61.60	70.51	84.58
Eugene, OR	65.41	36.49	51.97	69.38	58.71	89.53
Indianapolis, IN	64.37	32.39	49.51	62.28	62.59	122.56
Chattanooga, TN	64.08	36.71	51.36	63.19	59.54	89.49
Albuquerque, NM	64.06	28.19	47.40	64.69	65.17	101.85
Huntsville, AL	63.95	30.95	48.62	65.71	58.02	110.63
Salt Lake City, UT	63.74	39.52	52.49	60.01	61.64	122.21
Cincinnati, OH	63.71	39.53	52.48	61.42	60.65	105.50
Boise, ID	63.55	39.03	52.16	56.76	72.14	95.51
San Antonio, TX	63.35	39.15	52.11	57.12	69.99	102.35
Houston, TX	63.34	43.55	54.14	58.26	66.63	134.72
Akron, OH	63.28	21.64	43.94	64.68	50.85	99.27
Austin, TX	62.82	55.02	59.20	60.56	66.47	124.55
Oklahoma City, OK	62.51	32.57	48.60	64.37	52.68	107.90
Tulsa, OK	62.41	30.09	47.40	63.45	55.78	107.39
Memphis, TN	61.61	30.63	47.22	53.58	66.82	94.84
Little Rock, AR	61.49	26.77	45.36	57.19	68.13	119.65
Wichita, KS	61.14	23.62	43.71	54.61	61.86	102.35
Lexington, KY	59.91	27.55	44.87	59.58	54.83	106.68
El Paso, TX	55.97	24.63	41.41	54.95	46.14	111.33

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