Cost of Living in United States

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Cost of living in United States is 2.49% lower than in United Kingdom (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in United States is 12.49% higher than in United Kingdom (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	13.00 $	10.00-20.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	50.00 $	35.00-70.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	7.00 $	6.00-8.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	4.00 $	3.00-5.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	5.00 $	4.00-7.00
Cappuccino (regular)	3.91 $	3.00-5.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.74 $	1.25-2.15
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.39 $	1.00-2.00
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	3.25 $	2.30-4.00
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.31 $	1.39-3.09
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.76 $	1.00-3.00
Eggs (regular) (12)	2.55 $	1.59-3.90
Local Cheese (1 lb)	4.87 $	3.00-7.50
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	3.88 $	2.00-6.49
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	5.23 $	3.50-8.00
Apples (1 lb)	1.93 $	1.00-3.00
Banana (1 lb)	0.69 $	0.49-1.00
Oranges (1 lb)	1.76 $	0.99-3.00
Tomato (1 lb)	1.78 $	1.00-3.00
Potato (1 lb)	1.13 $	0.59-2.00
Onion (1 lb)	1.13 $	0.69-2.00
Lettuce (1 head)	1.52 $	0.99-2.49
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	1.77 $	1.00-2.79
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	12.00 $	9.00-16.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	2.05 $	1.00-3.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	2.71 $	1.50-4.00
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)	6.75 $	5.50-8.99
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.20 $	1.50-2.75
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	65.00 $	38.60-100.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.00 $	2.50-5.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.60 $	2.00-4.00
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	28.00 $	20.00-40.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	2.33 $	2.00-2.89
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	21,966.50 $	18,500.00-25,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	20,181.42 $	17,300.00-25,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	147.91 $	85.00-250.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.10 $	0.10-0.10
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	54.98 $	35.00-80.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	36.54 $	20.00-65.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	15.35 $	0.00-30.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	11.00 $	9.00-13.50
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child	851.13 $	450.00-1,400.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	18,000.00 $	18,000.00-18,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	41.35 $	29.00-60.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	34.43 $	20.00-50.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	73.29 $	55.00-100.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	91.20 $	60.00-130.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,175.05 $	650.00-2,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	915.23 $	550.00-1,500.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,906.97 $	1,065.00-3,400.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,475.58 $	900.00-2,500.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	207.24 $	100.00-493.75
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	147.04 $	75.00-320.00
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	3,118.65 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly	3.94	3.25-4.75

Prices in United States

These data are based on 209089 entries in the past 18 months from 23390 different contributors.
Last update: September 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

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Property Prices Per Square Feet (Zillow)

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	99.37	63.89	82.14	113.80	83.57	89.83
Anchorage, AK	98.58	41.17	70.71	106.89	81.93	121.93
San Francisco, CA	97.62	119.13	108.06	109.54	87.13	106.55
Rockville, MD	97.18	63.78	80.97	92.83	75.16	128.86
Brooklyn, NY	96.39	75.08	86.04	98.20	101.86	77.65
Washington, DC	92.95	73.88	83.69	91.50	84.63	113.46
New Haven, CT	90.99	47.42	69.84	105.68	87.76	123.90
Arlington, VA	90.76	65.23	78.37	90.90	80.94	119.93
Berkeley, CA	90.53	79.58	85.21	104.01	77.92	98.62
Santa Rosa, CA	90.45	55.21	73.34	93.39	78.25	114.59
Seattle, WA	90.21	64.57	77.76	93.52	83.03	125.01
Miami, FL	89.32	64.57	77.30	91.01	95.76	82.58
Boston, MA	88.85	78.60	83.87	91.25	85.94	111.09
Charleston, SC	88.83	47.86	68.94	99.28	74.93	109.63
Bellevue, WA	88.57	67.82	78.50	93.32	77.02	139.04
Oakland, CA	87.59	79.67	83.74	93.01	80.97	92.18
Philadelphia, PA	85.74	50.26	68.51	86.85	77.61	116.97
Burlington, VT	85.31	41.46	64.02	93.27	80.10	97.12
Albany, NY	84.78	31.00	58.67	93.22	72.03	134.61
Tacoma, WA	84.02	36.48	60.94	89.50	71.92	110.04
Portland, ME	83.94	40.33	62.77	90.74	88.21	95.81
Minneapolis, MN	83.73	43.54	64.22	92.41	75.33	123.84
Chicago, IL	82.89	57.41	70.52	81.73	80.37	115.23
Los Angeles, CA	82.85	68.18	75.73	83.89	81.60	108.38
Baltimore, MD	82.66	45.24	64.49	86.42	78.69	111.97
Queens, NY	82.61	63.61	73.39	76.40	86.15	98.91
San Jose, CA	82.56	83.13	82.84	85.02	81.50	164.88
Boulder, CO	82.22	52.29	67.69	87.12	74.52	133.70
Melbourne, FL	82.22	30.22	56.97	94.09	78.26	140.62
Hartford, CT	81.94	42.64	62.86	82.19	79.46	100.26
Olympia, WA	81.77	32.32	57.77	85.18	74.55	132.26
Pittsburgh, PA	81.59	39.00	60.92	84.72	70.65	127.90
Denver, CO	80.70	54.72	68.09	82.11	77.77	116.64
Sacramento, CA	80.60	44.53	63.09	83.80	72.17	136.06
Everett, WA	80.41	42.10	61.81	89.05	70.34	99.78
Irvine, CA	80.07	65.60	73.05	84.06	75.30	130.46
New Orleans, LA	80.03	41.11	61.14	81.61	81.27	104.05
Santa Barbara, CA	79.97	71.92	76.06	78.51	82.87	190.72
Jersey City, NJ	79.72	67.25	73.67	82.01	75.60	145.29
Fort Collins, CO	79.67	41.38	61.08	90.33	67.93	63.43
Portland, OR	79.59	52.02	66.21	82.26	68.08	120.80
Saint Paul, MN	78.61	38.26	59.02	84.35	68.90	88.76
Eugene, OR	78.54	31.35	55.63	92.77	62.98	152.48
West Palm Beach, FL	78.26	43.46	61.37	83.97	74.81	102.56
Orlando, FL	78.13	39.12	59.19	83.53	71.97	106.59
Plano, TX	77.88	40.30	59.63	76.72	63.64	147.23
Indianapolis, IN	77.70	33.00	56.00	79.43	73.64	87.22
Asheville, NC	77.64	38.24	58.51	86.11	69.08	116.77
Atlanta, GA	77.62	45.37	61.96	79.72	74.61	142.54
Tampa, FL	77.51	44.53	61.50	82.72	76.09	106.13
Greensboro, NC	77.21	25.54	52.13	86.24	60.67	137.12
San Diego, CA	77.00	60.74	69.11	77.68	75.65	127.62
Cleveland, OH	76.93	29.78	54.04	73.89	74.32	114.40
Memphis, TN	76.86	28.60	53.43	80.37	70.43	121.88
Detroit, MI	76.76	36.85	57.38	77.97	64.61	121.80
Fayetteville, AR	76.62	25.56	51.83	84.75	68.14	85.29
Milwaukee, WI	76.54	34.44	56.10	77.24	71.98	134.70
Jacksonville, FL	76.41	32.56	55.12	81.87	72.11	98.75
Grand Rapids, MI	76.14	33.17	55.28	78.21	69.45	127.79
Charlotte, NC	76.13	40.91	59.03	78.67	72.96	96.18
Austin, TX	75.90	52.04	64.31	78.17	74.64	124.16
Newark, NJ	75.60	36.65	56.69	69.23	82.83	93.14
Birmingham, AL	75.32	28.47	52.58	79.07	71.72	123.54
Fort Lauderdale, FL	74.99	52.37	64.01	73.03	76.01	99.35
Akron, OH	74.90	21.92	49.18	80.81	64.08	93.21
Colorado Springs, CO	74.81	30.55	53.33	68.47	76.56	145.29
Nashville, TN	74.75	47.83	61.68	77.70	70.51	115.97
Greenville, SC	74.71	35.81	55.82	84.91	64.52	121.22
Des Moines, IA	74.63	32.62	54.24	85.42	61.40	99.85
Houston, TX	74.62	45.38	60.42	77.24	73.47	147.12
Augusta, GA	74.62	20.26	48.23	82.12	61.99	91.43
Little Rock, AR	74.53	24.68	50.33	83.64	64.12	114.04
Richmond, VA	74.26	36.25	55.81	83.56	65.18	113.87
Syracuse, NY	74.11	28.74	52.09	76.23	66.56	85.39
Shreveport, LA	74.02	24.08	49.77	82.03	64.75	67.54
Harrisburg, PA	73.65	26.17	50.60	78.98	70.85	123.23
Buffalo, NY	73.64	29.13	52.03	71.49	72.18	110.65
Raleigh, NC	73.59	38.48	56.55	81.97	70.94	139.55
Lincoln, NE	73.46	27.43	51.11	82.91	61.00	117.44
Las Vegas, NV	72.92	30.72	52.43	69.73	74.19	128.92
Saint Petersburg, FL	72.87	40.79	57.30	72.26	74.07	145.39
Saint Louis, MO	72.86	29.70	51.91	74.31	69.06	146.02
Overland Park, KS	72.85	26.46	50.33	69.31	69.49	162.64
Fresno, CA	72.73	31.40	52.67	71.84	75.71	120.76
Dayton, OH	72.70	21.37	47.78	80.99	57.57	93.19
Columbia, SC	72.41	29.73	51.69	78.87	69.54	74.63
Spokane, WA	71.53	26.82	49.82	73.65	65.29	108.66
Durham, NC	71.30	34.27	53.33	74.09	65.79	170.56
Fort Worth, TX	71.18	36.14	54.17	71.58	64.16	131.56
Rochester, NY	71.17	30.73	51.54	74.40	72.46	130.69
Salem, OR	71.17	29.73	51.05	72.49	70.44	90.86
Chattanooga, TN	71.17	27.06	49.75	76.54	62.53	138.51
Cincinnati, OH	71.08	32.18	52.19	67.92	63.67	117.37
Virginia Beach, VA	70.87	37.58	54.71	71.93	66.15	132.33
Tallahassee, FL	70.80	28.09	50.06	81.91	57.67	101.94
Lexington, KY	70.74	27.74	49.86	73.73	61.96	105.35
Ann Arbor, MI	70.64	44.75	58.07	71.27	59.29	138.03
Wichita, KS	70.58	24.77	48.34	74.79	66.56	95.96
Vancouver, WA	70.49	34.10	52.82	66.41	62.65	111.58
Manchester, NH	70.33	33.23	52.32	75.40	64.83	112.30
Columbus, OH	70.12	34.26	52.71	68.52	62.01	116.18
Fort Myers, FL	70.08	30.89	51.05	75.44	61.31	77.50
Bakersfield, CA	69.94	28.40	49.77	72.28	66.27	112.27
Lubbock, TX	69.85	26.51	48.81	67.51	65.84	134.68
Fort Wayne, IN	69.70	21.61	46.35	78.08	65.46	131.45
Toledo, OH	69.68	20.91	46.00	62.81	60.63	121.09
Omaha, NE	69.55	31.41	51.03	73.72	60.00	105.97
Phoenix, AZ	69.33	31.95	51.19	64.86	73.57	130.59
Pensacola, FL	69.27	27.81	49.14	70.90	65.09	116.59
Gainesville, FL	68.85	28.25	49.14	70.85	61.80	86.62
Kansas City, MO	68.51	29.83	49.73	66.58	64.06	136.46
Madison, WI	68.50	37.02	53.22	67.30	66.57	122.26
Salt Lake City, UT	68.39	35.70	52.52	66.13	69.52	138.17
Tulsa, OK	68.28	28.27	48.86	70.14	61.51	116.69
Dallas, TX	67.73	40.68	54.60	64.87	66.06	178.08
Albuquerque, NM	66.84	25.45	46.74	68.46	65.45	119.17
Mobile, AL	66.62	24.47	46.15	69.95	62.66	122.39
Louisville, KY	66.54	28.44	48.04	69.42	64.22	113.92
Oklahoma City, OK	65.15	27.12	46.69	69.51	57.64	122.81
Winston-salem, NC	65.01	25.53	45.84	72.21	61.59	106.08
Boise, ID	64.60	28.09	46.87	63.45	64.44	110.12
Huntsville, AL	64.55	28.53	47.06	66.80	60.80	135.50
Knoxville, TN	63.45	30.02	47.22	63.26	62.13	116.98
Tucson, AZ	63.27	23.90	44.16	62.06	63.20	145.63
San Antonio, TX	62.30	35.59	49.33	60.78	59.70	150.67
Springfield, MO	61.58	18.72	40.77	67.44	55.96	75.26
Athens, GA	60.50	24.71	43.12	58.27	58.17	101.24
Reno, NV	59.40	32.19	46.19	50.74	63.37	99.29

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